Following the success of the David Attenborough’s ‘Wild Isles’ series earlier this year, Aviva, in partnership with the WWF and the RSPB, is making £1 million pounds available to support community wildlife projects. Aviva will ‘double match’ donations made, so for every £1 donated £2 will be added to it.
The South East Herts RSPB Group have created a crowdfunding project and would appreciate your support. They are hoping to raise £5,000 which will enable the purchase 100 Swift nest boxes, callers to attract the birds and to pay the cost of the boxes being erected.
They will be working together with the Hertford Swift Group who have a lot of experience in this field and have identified two sites in Hertford and one in Ware to locate the boxes.
The number of Swifts visiting the UK each summer has declined by more than half in the last 30 years. One reason for this decline is that many of their traditional nest sites, in gaps and crevasses under tiles and in the eaves of houses, are being lost when buildings are improved. Modern buildings are built to be airtight and keep birds out from the start. Therefore, Swift boxes provide a great opportunity to support the expansion of our breeding Swifts.
The crowdfunding page can be accessed from the following link: https://avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/saving-swifts-in-south-east-herts
Thanks for supporting the crowdfunding campaign
