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Day 114 since Lockdown

On day 114 we get an update on the village’s Swift project.  In other news:

• Playgrounds update,
• Also reopening …,
• Museum at Home update, &
• A Swift parody.

Swifts

This summer, villagers may have noticed an increase in the numbers of swifts wheeling about at speed, high up in the sky with their unmistakable scythe shaped wings and forked tail.

Thanks to funding received last year, we are now in the process of installing a total of 32 swift nest boxes at various sites around the village. As well as Orpen Hall and Heathlands School, eight private households are also taking part.

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