SWIFT DAY at Fletcher Moss – Celebrating Swift Bricks Sunday June 28th

June 4, 2026 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
In front of the Fletcher Moss Cafe on Sunday, June the 28th 10.30am – 4pm Walk round to the back ...
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Atwood Rd, Didsbury – The making of a new Swift Street?

December 12, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
There was great excitement in South Manchester Swifts when our Chorlton members created first one, and then a second Swift ...
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Men in Sheds – Nest Box heroes

September 3, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 1 tag
All South Manchester Swifts’ nestboxes have been made by the members of Heatons’ Men in Sheds.  They deserve much more ...
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More Chorlton Swift Enthusiasts

July 29, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
(Chorlton swift enthusiasts have moved on a great deal since this article was published. You can contact them directly through ...
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RSPB visits our Chorlton Swift Streets

Swift flying from a rooftop. Photo by Carl bovis.
May 26, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
Written by Pam Siddons, SMS Chair Eight people from RSPB England’s Leadership Team visited Chorlton recently to see our Swift ...
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Celebrating Manchester’s first Swift Street

Installing swift boxes on Chorlton's Swift Street.
May 17, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 5 tags
Chorlton resident Caroline Pinney shares an update from the neighbourhood where a group of local residents have created Manchester’s first ...
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How to map your Swift nest boxes

A screenshot of the Swift Mapper map view, showing various pins across a map of south Manchester.
February 15, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
Mapping Swifts in South Manchester is vitally important to help us understand the local population numbers and distribution. The most ...
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You have until 31st Jan to help swifts in Greater Manchester

Purple wildflower meadow in Sale, Greater Manchester. Photo by Sue Langford (via flickr creative commons)
January 18, 2025 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
If you live in Greater Manchester you have until the end of January to have your say on the GM ...
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Funding Boost for Didsbury Colony

SMS Secretary Andy stands in front of a seated audience making a speech with a project image of a swift box on the wall behind him.
November 12, 2024 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
November marked the opening for applications to Didsbury’s local Neighbourhood Investment Fund, and South Manchester Swifts applied with a proposal to ...
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Creating a Chorlton ‘Swift Street’

A group of 12 people sit around a long white table and look to the camera which is facing down the length of the table.
November 1, 2024 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 0 tags
SMS member Jude Benson has been working hard in the Chorlton area this year to galvanise residents around the idea ...
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