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 ‘Swift Street’ with support from South Manchester Swifts: Monday 7th

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New Swift Box and Lure in West Didsbury already attracting visitors

July 9, 2024 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 7 tags

A swift box newly installed in Stratford Avenue, West Didsbury already has a pair of nesting swifts and others visiting the lure to check out the location. These 2 videos

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Bash that Balsam!  Saturday June 29th

June 8, 2024 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 8 tags

Friends of Fletcher Moss are taking on the Himalayan Balsam plants in the park and surrounding area before their exploding seedpods spread another generation of this invasive species far and

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Northenden Golf Club

May 2, 2024 southmanchesterswifts 0 Comments 8 tags

Rebuilt in 2018 after a devastating fire, Northenden Golf Club is now a modern brick building with high, straight walls of the type that are ideal for swift boxes.  The

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