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Closed 28/02/2019
Iʼve raised £250 to provide swift boxes at the church in Dinton, Bucks
- Dinton, Bucks
- Funded on Thursday, 28th February 2019
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Story
This web page here tells the story about swifts in the Anglican Diocese of Oxford. Oxford Diocese has promised to be sympathetic to swifts using their properties, be they existing colonies or potential new colonies. An Oxfordshire-based group of swift enthusiasts were the pioneers but now churches in other parts of the diocese are joining in. We already have a two Buckinghamshire churches with established or establishing swift colonies but a new project has emerged.
This is at St Peter and St Paul Parish Church at Dinton.
This project only requires a modest sum of money to cover the cost of materials required to construct boxes which will be installed in the bell tower. We invite all nature lovers to contribute whatever they can, whether they are residents of Dinton or live further afield.
Should we exceed our target, the excess funds will be used to start up any further swift projects in the county.
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- 6 years ago
Sue Hetherington
6 years agoYay! We've made it! Thank you so much to all the kind donors. Dinton Church Project can now reimburse the maker of the boxes for his materials and hopefully use the excess funds towards a nestbox camera. It may take time but eventually the swifts will come. Then Dinton will think of the Ted Hughes "Swifts" poem ........ ......." they've made it again Which means the globe's still working, the Creation's Still waking refreshed, our summer's Still all to come ............ "
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Anonymous
Feb 24, 2019
We swifts are so excited to learn you have prepared fantastic new homes for us. We can't wait to check them out. Watch for us in late April/early May. xxxxx
£100.00
Anonymous
Feb 14, 2019
Let's hope the swifts are as delighted with their new nest-sites when they arrive in May as we are. It sounds a brilliant project. Best wishes from MK Swifts.
£20.00
Anonymous
Feb 10, 2019
I believe in leaving the world a better place than when I came into it so here is my support for your project
£20.00
Anonymous
Feb 9, 2019
Great idea.
£5.00
Anonymous
Feb 7, 2019
Good luck getting the swifts back.
Robin Nash
Feb 6, 2019
£5.00
Anonymous
Feb 4, 2019
Fantastic work, keep it up, Rebecca
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Sue Hetherington
Dinton, Bucks
I am a keen natural history conservationist and birder. I have been interested in projects to "keep the skies alive" and halt (or even reverse) the decline in the numbers of swifts that visit us each summer. Dinton church deserves help to help them help swifts.