Mastodawn

Special bricks to help birds put in every new home in #Scotland

29 January 2026

"A new law has been passed in Scotland which means that every new house built in the country will have to have a #SwiftBrick in them.

"A swift brick looks a bit like a normal brick, but it's hollow inside to allow birds - like swifts - to nest in them.

"According to charity #RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) the number of swifts in the UK has fallen by around 66% over the last 25 years.

"Conservationists say this is because of a lack of bugs to eat and places to nest.

"Swifts normally like to nest in little holes under the roofs of people's houses, and once they find a cosy nest, they will return to the same place every year.

"Scottish MPs hope that the new rules will help give the birds a boost."

#SolarPunkSunday #Wildlife #Birds

Swift bricks to be put in every new home in Scotland

The Scottish government has made it part of the law, that all new homes should have a special brick added to make a home for swifts

BBC Newsround

Richard Quinn Jan 29

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our-swifts

#swifts #swiftBricks #swiftBrick

Save our swifts: include swift bricks in every new house

I just signed the campaign calling to save our swifts, by calling for the UK Government to follow Scotland's lead and make it the law for all new houses to be built with "swift bricks" - safe places for these birds to nest. Will you join me?

SubtleBlade ⚔️Jun 30, 2023

#Brick by brick: the #British manufacturers building a better future for #birds

It takes just under a minute to make a single #SwiftBrick that could house generations of #MigratoryBirds. So why isn’t it compulsory to install them in the #UK?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/30/swift-bricks-petition-campaigners-halt-decline-migratory-birds-aoe

#TheAgeOfExtinction

Brick by brick: the British manufacturers building a better future for birds

It takes just under a minute to make a single swift brick that could house generations of migratory birds. So why isn’t it compulsory to install them in the UK?

The Guardian