We have been sent pictures of an innovative Swift Tower in Poland designed by Warsaw architect Marcin Grabarczyk, in one of Warsaw's most beautiful parks situated near the Vistula River: Kamionkowskie Błonia Elekcyjne Park. Structural engineering was by Krzysztof Drzazga.
These towers are the result of a design competition organised by STOP, the Warsaw Society for the Protection of Birds on behalf of the City of Warsaw in 2012. The project was completed in January 2016. Two steel towers, 7.94 metres high, each contain 32 nest boxes on the north and east facing sides, with solar panels for attraction calls on the sunny side. The nest boxes are made of wood impregnated with linseed oil.
The plan is to build more towers in Warsaw, as, in many other places, Swifts are losing their nest sites due to building renovations and insulation.
All of the pictures below are by Marcin Grabarczyk (click on them to enlarge)
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| The towers on a cold winter's day with the education board beneath |
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| The towers stand at the top of a slope leading down to the water |
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| Solar panels on the backs of the towers |
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| Closer view showing circular entrances |
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