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Network Rail must restore swift nesting sites | Letter
April 16, 2026
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Sue Atkinson on how nesting sites of sand martins were blocked in Perthshire, similar to that of swifts at Chapel Milton viaduct in DerbyshireYour distressing article about the unnecessary blocking of swift nesting sites in Chapel Milton viaduct triggered deja vu here in Perthshire (Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’, 10 April).In early 2024, Network Rail repointed the Inver viaduct over the River Braan and blocked up the nesting sites of a colony of sand martins.
Despite repeated assurances that mitigation would be put in place, and contrary to Network Rail’s own biodiversity strategy, no nesting sites have ever been restored. Continue reading...
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