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Our Swift Box is meticulously designed to provide a safe and inviting habitat for these incredible aerial creatures. Crafted with attention to detail and tailored to meet the specific needs of swifts, this box ensures if occupied, they stand a good chance of a successful nesting.
Constructed using sustainably sourced 18mm ply, our Swift Box is built to withstand the elements while blending into the eaves of your building. Its robust materials and precise design offer excellent insulation, providing a cozy and secure space for swifts to thrive.
Designed with the nesting requirements of swifts in mind, this box features a ladder entrance to help Swifts enter the box. The internal design mimics the dark, enclosed spaces that swifts prefer for nesting, encouraging their return year after year. There is an internal nesting cup, filled with sterile feathers (rescued from what otherwise would be waste).
This box is bat-back compatible, click to learn more about our bat backs.
All of our boxes are made by hand to order. We aim to ship all boxes in 5 to 7 days of order placement.
However, at busy times this can be up to 3 weeks due to the nature of hand finishing each product.
The exceptions to this are Apex boxes and Bespoke boxes which can take up to 4 weeks to make.
We currently only ship to addresses within the UK.
Our boxes are made from 18mm ply. Our ply is sourced from responsible plantations within Europe that plant 3 trees for each 1 that is harvested.
The ply has excellent water resistance, the surface is breathable and water vapour can move freely. This is one of the reasons why our ply will not delaminate, unlike others available. You do not need to treat the ply prior to mounting the box.
The paint used on roofs of boxes (if applicable) is a water based, heat reflective, roofing paint.
All screws used are stainless steel. We design the boxes to minimise our reliance on screws.
Detailed instructions will come with your box.
Swifts prefer their nesting sites as high up as possible. Preferably 5m+, however they have been known to nest as low as 1.5m.
Make sure that the swifts have a good, clear approach both below and in front of nesting sites, avoiding obstacles like tree branches and telephone wires.
Ideally the boxes should be placed on North, East or West walls. The boxes should be positioned out of direct, prolonged sun.
Our boxes can be placed on South facing walls if necessary as the material is 18mm thick and there are ventilation holes on the rear of the box to prevent overheating.
There is no need to treat or paint the boxes prior to putting them up. If you want to paint the box, we suggest using a water-based, non-toxic paint. Please do not paint over the dark circles on swift boxes - these are visual clues to swifts that there is a nesting cavity.
We suggest inspecting the box once a year when you are very confident there are no nesting birds using it.
To clean the box, only if needed:
To maintain the box:
