A DORSET housebuilder has met its target of installing 4,000 swift nesting bricks into its homes since 2016.

With swifts back in UK skies this summer, housebuilder Barratt Developments, which is bringing new homes to the county through its Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes developments, is showing its support for the common bird.

In partnership with the RSPB, Barratt is helping to give nature a home by supporting wildlife on its new housing developments, and building new homes for swifts, is an important goal of this partnership.

James Dunne, Barratt Developments Managing Director, Southampton Division, said: “Swifts are such important birds, and we are really pleased with the 4,000 swift bricks we have installed so far.

"We must keep on working hard with the RSPB, however, to give these birds even more homes, which is why we are raising our target by another 3,000, aiming to install some 7,000 swift nesting bricks in total in our homes across the country by 2025.”