Rejected petition Save our Swifts....install swift bricks to all new three storey and above buildings!

Swifts have declined by over 70% in the UK. Adult swifts, known for site-fidelity, return to the same nests. We want swift bricks to be required in all new housing, to provide homes for these birds. Surveys show these are used by red-listed swifts, house martins, starlings and house sparrows.

Swifts spend more time airborne than any other bird, sometimes only landing when returning to their nests in our walls, from Africa. They're tidy and quiet neighbours... please support our Swifts.

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The metric for calculating biodiversity net gain doesn't include existing nest sites in buildings, or swift bricks, but these bricks can be designed into buildings without conflicting with insulation, and should be made a requirement for new three storey housing and above.

Scotland has already legislated for swift bricks...its now time for Wales to show it's support for our swifts.

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Date submitted 26 June 2026
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