A conservation group has put 30 nesting boxes in a church to encourage the migrating birds to breed.
By Mariam Issimdar and Andy TriggNest boxes have been installed in a church to help swifts, which are facing a decline in numbers, to breed.
At Aylsham parish church in Norfolk, the local swift group has added 30 nest boxes to house the birds who migrate to the county from Africa.by 60% between 1995 and 2020.organiser Pat Grocott said she set up the organisation after becoming aware of the birds locally.Swifts arrive three times in a year from May and the volunteers are hoping the July intake will also colonise the church.
Reverend Julie Boyd said the church got involved because "we like to do all that we can to support any environmental efforts to bless the environment and God's creation. "To have 30 nesting boxes currently in the tower of this church is just wonderfully exciting," she said.
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