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Bury Council has become the first authority in Greater Manchester to adopt the integrating of 'swift bricks' into new housing.

Local campaigners, who have long pushed for the move, described their inclusion as an "easy win for builders, birds and biodiversity".

It comes after the latest Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) reported a decline in the populations of Common Swift due to a loss of nesting sites. In 2022, another study identified the reasons behind the long-term slump in numbers.

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