FROM PROTECT THE WILD — SWIFT NESTING HOLES RE-OPENED BUT AT WHAT COST

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more VICTORY! Network Rail to reopen nesting holes for Swifts! ROB POWNALL APR 25 READ IN APP I have some brilliant news to share! Network Rail has confirmed it will reopen the swift nesting holes at Chapel Milton viaduct and work is already under way. High Peak Borough Council has confirmed that listed building consent is not required to reopen the three holes identified by campaigners. Network Rail says it is now mobilising contractors to carry out the work as quickly and safely as possible. Swift boxes are also being installed on the viaduct to provide additional nesting habitat. This is the outcome we campaigned for. The nesting holes will be reopened before the birds return. None of this would have happened without you. Local campaigners raised the alarm, gathered evidence, and refused to let this issue be dismissed. More than 12,800 people signed Protect the Wild’s petition and turned concern into real pressure. Network Rail has acknowledged that pressure directly, recognising the strength of feeling both locally and across the country. Swifts are one of the UK’s most rapidly declining species. They return each year to the same nesting sites, and when those sites are blocked, they cannot breed. Getting these holes reopened before nesting season was always the priority and that is exactly what has been achieved. There is still work to be done to ensure swifts are properly protected during future infrastructure works. But today is a day to recognise what collective action can accomplish. Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, and spoke up for these birds. This one is yours. Adopt an Animal and support our work By adopting an animal with Protect the Wild, you are directly supporting frontline campaigns that protect some of Britain’s most persecuted species. Our fox adoption symbolises our fight to finally end hunting for good. Our badger adoption represents our determination to stop the badger cull and protect wildlife from government-sanctioned killing. Our peregrine falcon adoption stands for our work exposing the bird shooting industry and defending birds of prey from persecution as we work to take that industry down. Adopt an Animal SHARE LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2026 Protect the Wild Protect the Wild, 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden, London, W2CH 9JQ Unsubscribe Start writing