Withybush hospital has installed swift nesting boxes Swift nesting boxes have been installed at Withybush Hospital. In a helping hand to the swift population Withybush Hospital has provided accommodation for the birds on their long migration back from Africa. The boxes were installed at the hospital on Friday (April 30) with the swift nesting boxes put at various locations on site. Sounder boxes were also installed which play swift calls to fellow swifts to come and check out the new facilities. A spokesperson for the project said: Colleagues from Estates and The Staff Psychological Wellbeing Service were joined by Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service to install the boxes, which will provide nesting birds a safe haven after their migration from Africa.
AN ENVIRONMENTAL endeavour to monitor the health of the River Nevern from its source near the Frenni Fawr, to the sea at Newport has been launched by the Growing Better Connections project. The CLEAN (Catchment Level Environmental Action Network) project aims to respond to the challenge of restoring and enhancing healthy habitats in and along Pembrokeshire s rivers. A network of nature conservation and community organisations has been formed to deliver this work - including Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, West Wales Rivers Trust, Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership, Newport Area Environment Group, Community Councils and Nevern Anglers. Between February and March over 20 volunteers, from those organisations and from among the riverside communities in the area, will be taking water samples and collecting observational survey data to establish baseline information about the river s current state of ecological health.