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| Sat 3rd -Sun 11th July |
Swift Awareness Week was first held in 2019 with groups around the country holding over 90 events in 2020: celebrating this wonderful bird, bringing attention to its decline and encouraging people to do something about it.
June 2021
Mon 21st June 6 pm Nottingham. A Swift Street tour. Details & booking:
: www.wild-ng.uk/events .
Sun 27th June 7pm Wickham Market Suffolk A Swift Walk starting at the village hall. @SoSSwifts.
Wed 30th June 7pm Leiston, Suffolk. A Swift Walk from the Engineers Arms @SoSSwifts
Thu 1st July 8.30pm Huntly, Aberdeenshire. Swift Walk n Talk outdoor event. Huntly & District Swift Group. huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com
Sat 3rd July Bradford on Avon. Swift stall at the Holy Trinity 'street market'. Details tbc.
Come and see the largest swift nesting colony in Salisbury and observe the spectacular acrobatics of the Swift up close. Learn more about it's life and why it needs our help. Limited to 20 people. Booking via our Facebook page or email from the Contact Us page on our website. Meet outside Sarum College in the Cathedral Close. A suggested donation of £5 will be collected on the day.
Sat 3 July – 11 July Edinburgh There are four cycle
& two walking routes running throughout SAW that link up swift
murals, spots to do a swift survey, swift hubs & swift streets.
Organised by the RSPB Swift Cities project. Details at:
https://
Sat 3 July Hastings & Rother Swift Conservation Group will be
outside Battle Abbey on Abbey Green, East Sussex all morning with their
stall to mark the beginning of Swift Awareness Week
Sun 4th July Norwich. Swift walk. Details Tbc but ending at a pub where swift boxes have been installed
Sun 4th July 19.00-20.30 Swift Protection Association Reigate (SPARE): A virtual online talk by Piotr Szczypa, SPARE’s official photographer: "Up your game. How to snap swifts in flight". Further details: https://www.facebook.com/
Mon 5th July London: 7:30-9 pm Camden Swifts Group evening walk: Gospel Oak to Dartmouth
Mon 5 July 7pm: A virtual Event (part of Tring
Book Festival): Sarah Gibson (author of Swifts and Us) talks with Edward
Mayer about swifts. For details see:
https://www.tringbookfestival.
Mon 5 July 19.30 - 21.15 Marlow, Bucks. A swift-watching walk in
the town centre run by Marlow Swifts/Wild Marlow. Booking essential:
https://wildmarlow.org.uk/
Mon 5th July 6.30 - 8pm Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire. Gamlingay &
Hatley Swifts Group is holding a 'Count the Swifts Day' in Church Street
SG19 3JJ with a display of nest boxes, leaflets etc next to an active
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Tue 6th July 8.30pm Huntly, Aberdeenshire. Swift Walk n Talk outdoor event. Huntly & District Swift Group
huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com
Tue 6th July 7pm Middleton, Suffolk A Swift Walk starting at the Primary School. @SoSSwifts
Tue 6th July 19.30 - 21.00 Swift Walk and Talk - Downton
Stroll
through the village on a Summer's evening to watch and learn more about
Swifts and how we've worked with the local community to create more
nesting opportunities. Meet outside the Coop. Limited to 20 people. Booking via our Facebook page or email from the Contact Us page on our website. A suggested donation of £5 will be collected on the day.
Tues 6th July: Haringey Swifts Group - Alexandra Palace circular walk: 7:30-9pm. To book email londonsaw2021@gmail.com
Tue 6 July Macclesfield. An evening walk learning about swifts in the town led by Tina Hanak of Macclesfield Swifts. Birdwatching class members only.
Tue 6 July Llanberis. NW Wales WT evening swift survey. Details:
https://www.
Wed 7 July: 20.30 pm Shaftesbury SAW Swift Walk. Explore this historic hilltop town via the lens of its swift colony. Meet outside the Abbey Museum gates on Park Walk. Email shaftesburyswifts@gmail.com if you would like to join us
Wed 7th July 7.30pm Bicester talk, walk and tea/coffee. Organised by Banbury Community Action Group/Cherwell Swifts
[Wednesday 7 July 8pm. Tideswell evening walk. Event postponed until 14 July (qv).]
Wed 7th July Shrewsbury. Sarah Gibson, author of ‘Swifts and Us’, will lead a talk and a walk around the town. Details tbc
Wed 7th July: Islington Swifts Group - Highbury walk: 7:30-9pm. Fully booked but email londonsaw2021@gmail.com to join the reserve list.
Thu 8th July at 18:30 'Celebrating our Swifts'. A talk for Cumbria Wildlife Trust by Tanya Hoare. Registration details to follow or check the CWT website
Thu 8th July: Hackney Swifts Group - Clissold Park to West Clapton walk: 8-9pm. To book email londonsaw2021@gmail.com
Thu 8 July. 7.30pm Ashbourne, Derbyshire U3A group zoom talk on ‘Ashbourne’s Swifts – their trials and tribulations’. Limited access for non-U3A members. Details tbc.
Thu 8 July Bethesda: NW Wales WT An evening swift survey. Details:
https://www.
Thu 8 July 8pm: Lancaster. An evening swift walk at Lancaster
Royal Grammar School where dozens of nest boxes and new access points in
the masonry have been created. Booking is essential:
tinyurl.com/LancSwiftWalk
Fri July 9th to Sun July 11th 2021. All weekend.
Kendal, Cumbria. Swift Watch: Take your friends and family out to look
for the maximum number of swifts you can count in an hour. Report back
on our facebook group: Kendal Swift Watch July 9th -11th 2021 https://www.facebook.com/
Friday 9th July: South London swifts event by Bee Urban - The Hive, Kennington Park: 7-8:30pm. For details and to book email londonsaw2021@gmail.com
Fri 9th July 19.30 - 21.00 Swift Walk and Talk - Wilton
In collaboration with Wilton Wildlife Group - Spend a Summer's evening strolling around Wilton to watch the town's resident Swifts. Learn more about their incredible lives and how you can help their sad decline. Meet in the Car Park at Castle Meadows where we will hear all about the newly created wildflower and butterfly bank. Limited to 20 people. Booking via our Facebook page or email from the Contact Us page on our website. A suggested donation of £5 will be collected on the day.
Sat 9 July 7.30pm Ilsington, Dartmoor, Devon. Swift meet up
& walk starting at the Carpenters Arms Pub TQ13 9RG. Local
enthusiasts will also bring along a range of swift boxes and books.
Sun 11th July: Waltham Forest Swifts Group - Walthamstow Warner Estate circular walk: 7:30-9pm. To book email londonsaw2021@gmail.com
Mon 12th July A Swift Walk starting at Wimbledon Common Windmill at 6.30pm, and ending in Wimbledon town. Booking essential via: wimbledonswifts@outlook.com
Wed 14 July: Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire. An outdoor talk by Christopher Nicholson in the beautiful churchyard. There’s an active swift colony in the church roof. Numbers are restricted. Please email shaftesburyswifts@gmail.com if you would like to come.
Wed 14 July (Change of date from 7th). 8 pm. An evening swift walk around Tideswell, Derbyshire led by Andy Broadhurst.
Details & booking:
https://tdeg.org.uk/tdeg-
Mon 26th July 8.30pm Huntly, Aberdeenshire. Swift Walk n Talk outdoor event. Huntly & District Swift Group
huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com
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