11/04/2025
Swifts are incredible. They do everything, including mating, on the wing and only come into land in order to nest. They spend just three months each year in the UK in order to breed before travelling back to Africa for the winter. They can fly at up to 70mph, the fastest bird on earth in level flight. Their screams are the sound of summer. But we are losing them fast. They have declined by 60% since 1995 and the two key reasons are the loss of nest sites because of modern building materials and loss of insects because of chemical farming.
This Saturday, 12th April, from 5pm, Frances Gynn () artist, is inviting you to rub out her detailed drawings of Swifts - that's 150 hours of her work - to highlight the fact that these beautiful birds are on the IUCN Red List.
Kevin Cox (former Chair RSPB) Donna Cox (Chair Moor Meadows) and Jerry Horn (Devon Swift Project) will be here, all talking about what we can do to help.
Please join us if you can.
