August 2017 - Burnt Ash Road success!

The work to persuade Lewisham Homes and the Breyer Group to save the colony of swifts in Burnt Ash Road paid off.  An article appeared in the News Shopper explaining how Lewisham Homes and Breyer Group: 


"... rescheduled refurbishment works. When the work did start they temporarily removed parts of scaffolding that would have blocked the swifts flight paths. They also put out boxes to provide nesting spaces for the birds."

In November 2017 Rebecca posted an update that Breyer Group had also left some gaps in the soffits to encourage swifts to nest, without the need to install more nest boxes.

"A lovely update from the refurbishment works going on at Burnt Ash Road where we discovered the largest known swift colony in the borough. The Breyer Group working with Lewisham Homes have left 30mm gaps in all the soffits of the front, rear and sides of properties 88,90,92 and 94!!! They have therefore ensured swifts can continue to nest there and have also created loads more nest sites!"