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Edward Mayer
Jun 2, 2026, 4:12:36 AM (11 days ago) Jun 2
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Hi Ron, you can buy the MP3 version of the (correct) Swift calls for £2 off my website, and a CD for £7, all with full instructions. The website is www.swift-conservation.org - go to the "Shopping" page. Best wishes, Edward
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Julie Cowley <julieco...@gmail.com>: Jun 01 01:03PM +0100
Dear all
Regarding the article on Spring Watch (and of course the interesting
presentation by James O’Neill at the SLN last year) a couple of swift fans
have expressed disappointment in the behaviour shown by returning adult
birds.
I have countered it by saying that this kind of intensive colony is
artificial and not typical of what would be expected for a natural
distribution of swifts during the breeding season. As opportunistic
nesters they are unlikely to be so densely associated and the colonies/
breeding sites will have been more dispersed. I have acknowledge that the
behaviour will occur but not on the scale shown in the feature. Is this a
reasonable response?
Julie Cowley
Swifts in the Strettons project
Laurinda Luffman <Laurinda...@rspb.org.uk>: Jun 01 01:37PM
Hi Julie
I think that’s fair. The RSPB’s Malcolm Burgess is about to publish the results of a scientific study, which assessed Swifts across colony sites and shows a much lower ‘divorce’ rate of <10%, with fidelity to nest sites.
Will let the SLN know when this is published.
Laurinda
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Dear all
Regarding the article on Spring Watch (and of course the interesting presentation by James O’Neill at the SLN last year) a couple of swift fans have expressed disappointment in the behaviour shown by returning adult birds.
I have countered it by saying that this kind of intensive colony is artificial and not typical of what would be expected for a natural distribution of swifts during the breeding season. As opportunistic nesters they are unlikely to be so densely associated and the colonies/ breeding sites will have been more dispersed. I have acknowledge that the behaviour will occur but not on the scale shown in the feature. Is this a reasonable response?
Julie Cowley
Swifts in the Strettons project
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· Iroko hardwood / African Teak - 1 Update
· Wildlife Crime at Regent House, Station Approach, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1TH - 3 Updates
· Press Release: Destruction of Swift Colony in Surrey Sparks National Wildlife Crime Concerns - 1 Update
· Digest for swiftsloc...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics - 1 Update
· An update on Ensure wildlife crime against building-dependent species is prosecuted - 1 Update
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Amanda Randall <a.l.ran...@gmail.com<mailto:a.l.randall0657@gmail.com>>: May 31 10:17PM +0100
Thank you, Ron. That's a good suggestion. I will need to discuss this with
the Parish council as well as the carpenter himself, since he made all our
original boxes.for the PC project.
Best wishes
Amanda
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Banstead Swifts <banstea...@gmail.com<mailto:bansteadswifts@gmail.com>>: May 31 09:56AM +0100
Hi there
We don't but I just emailed Wild Justice with: the background and a few
points from the issues/failings that Mike has been working really hard, all
weekend, to extract and analyse from documents for us. Thanks Mike!
I had already been in contact with the Environmental Law Federation
regarding swift nest 1 at Banstead, but this case will supercede that in
size and also the liklihood of a successful prosecution. I will have to
submit a fresh enquiry I think, I will call tommorrow to check.
The Police have still not responded. I called am and pm yesterday. I am
tired of speaking to 101 which is a call centre that gatekeeps all access
to officers to zero.
I discovered that the first reports were made to Surrey Police 3 weeks ago.
Sorry, I can't recall if I had already shared that!
Annie
On Sun, 31 May 2026, 07:57 'Heidi Collishaw' via swiftslocalnetwork, <
Graham Knight <gpk...@gmail.com<mailto:gpk593@gmail.com>>: May 31 09:13AM
Hi Annie
One particular thing I remember from the talk on wildlife crime at the SLN
conference last year: if you are unhappy with the response from police in
relation to an issue, contact the Police and Crime Commissioner for your
area.
PCC's oversee police forces and set policing priorities, and so it seems to
me that the level of response to wildlife crime is something to be raised
with them.
Best wishes
Graham Knight
Sawbridgeworth Swifts
On Sun, 31 May 2026, 08:57 Banstead Swifts, <banstea...@gmail.com<mailto:bansteadswifts@gmail.com>>
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Banstead Swifts <banstea...@gmail.com<mailto:bansteadswifts@gmail.com>>: May 31 10:10PM +0100
Thanks Graham, I have added it to my list!
I
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Banstead Swifts <banstea...@gmail.com<mailto:bansteadswifts@gmail.com>>: May 31 09:28PM +0100
*The Swifts of Dorking*
*Embargoed till 7am, Monday 1st June 2026*
*_______________________________________________*
Destruction of Swift Colony in Surrey Sparks National Wildlife Crime
Concerns
*Surrey, UK — 30 May 2026* — The demolition of a building in Surrey has
triggered serious concerns over a breach of UK wildlife law, after an
estimated 17–22 nests of the red-listed common swift (*Apus apus*) were
destroyed during works at Regent House near Dorking Station.
The demolition, carried out by Northeast Demolition UK for Hill Group as
part of a redevelopment by Clarion Housing, has impacted what may have been
the largest known swift colony in Dorking. The site had supported nesting
swifts for over a decade and had been monitored by local conservation
groups for many years.
Common swifts are a species of high conservation concern in the UK, having
declined by over 60% since the 1980s. They are legally protected under the
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to
intentionally or recklessly destroy active nests during the breeding season.
Residents report that warnings were raised with Surrey Police Wildlife
Officers in early May, shortly after swifts returned from migration and
were observed actively nesting within the building. Concerns were also
formally raised with Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) and Councillor
Margaret Cooksey, Chair of the Development Committee. Despite this,
demolition proceeded during peak nesting season.
Conservationists are now describing the incident as a significant wildlife
crime, raising broader concerns about the enforcement of environmental
protections during development across England.
Mole Valley District Council has confirmed it is now investigating the
situation. At the time of writing, no enforcement action has been announced
by Surrey Police Wildlife Officers.
Campaigners say the case highlights systemic gaps in the protection of
urban-nesting species and are calling for urgent national attention to
ensure wildlife laws are properly enforced during development projects.
Members of the public are encouraged to report any relevant information to
Surrey Police by calling 101 and quoting crime reference number
*45260062539*. Dorking residents with swift nest boxes or swift bricks are
being asked to play swift calls to help the displaced birds find new
nesting sites.
------------------------------
*Media Contact:*
Annie Griffin
Email: Banstea...@gmail.com<mailto:Bansteadswifts@gmail.com>
Facebook: Banstead Swifts
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Julie Cowley <julieco...@gmail.com<mailto:juliecowley463@gmail.com>>: May 31 08:04PM +0100
Can we not approach the National Wildlife Crime Unit and document the
incident to them?
I have signed the petition but that does not feel enough.
Julie
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Tony Croft <the.cro...@gmail.com<mailto:the.crofties.32@gmail.com>>: May 31 07:00PM +0100
Not sure if this will work but please consider adding your names to tho
very relevant petition?
Best Regards
Tony
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hythescream <hythe...@gmail.com>: Jun 01 03:20AM -0700
Thats a very interesting point Edward.
Would you please point us in the direction of the correct files, and share
your curated list of "nest defence" sounds?
This is a critical part of getting new sites established quickly. I have
been playing all sorts of stuff at stadium volume!. They are certainly
attracted. The first time I ever set it up, they were in my garden within
an hour of first trying. But if some of the sounds scare them off too, or
give out the wrong message, we should all be fixing this quickly as the
bangers are coming imminently.
We are told to keep playing the sounds, even after one box has been
discovered, so we don't want to be playing things that they read as
threatening. It might make them uneasy and put them off staying.
Is anyone else aware of this potential problem, or have the correct files
available for us all to use/upgrade?
Thank you
Ron
On Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:20:19 PM UTC+1 Edward Mayer - Swift
Conservation wrote:
One needs to be careful exactly which swift calls are used. In general only
nest defence calls work to attract swifts. Ones that one finds on the
internet may not be these and may not work so well.
Neil Whitaker <britw...@yahoo.com>: Jun 01 10:14AM
Hello all.I am trying to make further contact with our HA with regard to our colony in Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire. To this point they appear to have been understanding, relaying their intentions to delay works to "improve" our rooflines until the breeding season is over. This is obviously welcome news. I do, however, fear potential works after our Swifts departure. Our Parish Council has generously allocated funding for nest boxes and also a visit from Edward Mayer to our village on July 7th. Now I fear my requests to representatives of our HA to attend Edwards presentation are falling on deaf ears.I'd really like them to continue with the pro-active intentions they displayed a few months ago but I fear the Wildlife Act protecting our Swifts becomes irrelevant once breeding season is over? Am I right in this belief?Any help appreciated!
RegardsNeil Whitaker
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On Sun, 31 May 2026 at 20:05, Julie Cowley<julieco...@gmail.com> wrote: Can we not approach the National Wildlife Crime Unit and document the incident to them?
I have signed the petition but that does not feel enough.
Julie
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| Alistair <alis...@alofanglia.plus.com>: May 31 07:37AM +0100
Its probably like all the environmental crime got on at the moment with fly tipping, water crime, etc, they know that the government agencies aren’t taking action or if they do it takes ages for anything to happen that they can get away with it….
Another thought would be to contact Wild Justice. With all the information. https://wildjustice.org.uk/about-us/
Keep fighting for the swifts!
Alistair
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| Heidi Collishaw <heidico...@googlemail.com>: May 31 07:57AM +0100
Does anyone in our swift network have any involvement with Wild Justice?
They already have networks and legal knowledge that might be really helpful
for crimes like the Banstead swifts one.
Might it be worth making contact with them?
https://wildjustice.org.uk/about-us/
Regards
Heidi
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| Julie Cowley <julieco...@gmail.com>: May 30 03:57PM +0100
Is there anything the SLN can do as a collective for the Dorking swift
catastrophe? If you can share contact details of the CEO and Surrey Police
I will willingly write to them.
Very sad news indeed.
Julie
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Peta <peta...@btinternet.com>: Jun 01 10:10AM +0100
Many thanks to everyone who has submitted the details of their events for SAW through the new registration form - this new system has worked well for Nick Brown and me,
If you have already sent information please can you check your entry in the listing at https://actionforswifts.blogspot.com/p/saw-events.html
Use the Click here to see the document
I have tried not to make edits to your words but there may be a couple of minor changes
The events are also mapped this year as I think that gives people the opportunity to see what is happening near them. There is a link in the listing document to see the map.
It is now June and SAW starts at the end of the month. So if you haven't let us know about events you have planned yet do please complete the registration form at https://tinyurl.com/SAW2026eventregistration
And it's not too late to plan an event.
Peta
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Tony Croft
Jun 2, 2026, 1:51:26 PM (10 days ago) Jun 2
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Hi Edward
I'm using the default calls that came with my Peak Boxes caller..are you aware of these? If so, are they suitable to draw in new nesting prospecting birds as we've lost our entire colony of 7 boxes with no returns for 4 years ! So very sad....
Best Regards
Tony
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Banstead Swifts
Jun 3, 2026, 2:06:59 AM (10 days ago) Jun 3
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RE: National Wildlife Crime Unit and sources to report wildlife crime
Hello Julie
Unfortunately the unit have no contact with the general public at all terms of reporting or initiating an investigation. We must apparently report it to our regional Police who promptly appear to ignore the reports on a wholesale level.
Their email system is even set up to only accept enquiries from the Police forces, essentially registered. There is no way to contact them as a member if the general public at all. Everything has been done to shut down options.
We are really 'stitched up' in every way.
Here are some other lines:
RSPCA: will only investigate crimes where an animal is dead or sufffering...believe it or not Surrey Police were telling us to call the RSPCA yesterday, knowing full well they will not assist.
RSPCA suggested Natural England, but that is mis-directed.
Many of the general public think you can call the Police, RSPCA, RSPB and wildlife crime will be stopped immediately.
You can't blame them either as 1. it is association but 2. they are constantly told by governments that there are avenues of help, you must follow them...and yet the avenue is called Delay, Deny and Gaslight Avenue, not Justice Avenue.
I think many human conditions in society are treated the same way now too. They say there is support and accountability, releatedly, but there is not.
Meanwhile, want to commit a wildlife crime? Housing developer/HA with government contacts? Feel free not to worry at all!
Kindest
Annie
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