#swiftbrick — Public Fediverse posts
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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."
Read more:
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#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