Swifts in crisis - the struggle continues (www.rspb.org.uk)

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We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who signed and raised their voice for nature. The overwhelming response, led to the proposal being debated by the Senedd on 1 October 2025 (watch the debate here).

We were pleased to see many Senedd members show their support for this fast-declining species. Swift numbers have tumbled by 76% in Wales since 1995, so it’s imperative that action is taken for them. Yet, despite the urgency and the support, Welsh Government rejected the proposal on the grounds that mandating Swift bricks could mean that developers would see installing Swift bricks alone as enough to satisfy existing National Planning Policy requirements that contribute towards current Net Benefit for Biodiversity (NBB) targets.

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