Noted Surrey colony of at-risk swifts destroyed during nesting season

Campaigners say builders demolition of nest site highlights weak protection of wildlife from developmentA building that was a noted nesting site for swifts, among the UKs most at-risk birds, has been demolished during the nesting season, highlighting significant weaknesses in the protection of wildlife from development, campaigners say.Contractors for the housebuilder Hill Group carried out the demolition of Regent House near Dorking station in Surrey over the last few weeks, during the nesting ...