defunct_punk@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSwift bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Scotlandwww.dezeen.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down12
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minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) designs, distributes plans for DIY, and sells a nesting box specifically for swifts, and instructions for where to place them on homes.
minus-squareZombie@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoTo note however, the RSPB were one of the main campaigners for swift bricks. https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/scotland-becomes-first-uk-country-to-put-swift-bricks-into-law
minus-squareAnyOldName3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoThey still need making and putting up, and they’re more obtrusive than a swift brick as they stick out instead of being embedded in the wall itself.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) designs, distributes plans for DIY, and sells a nesting box specifically for swifts, and instructions for where to place them on homes.
To note however, the RSPB were one of the main campaigners for swift bricks.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/scotland-becomes-first-uk-country-to-put-swift-bricks-into-law
They still need making and putting up, and they’re more obtrusive than a swift brick as they stick out instead of being embedded in the wall itself.