Swift in Slane Walk and Talk
Wed, 20 May
|Slane Community Centre
Join Birdwatch Ireland Meath Branch and Meath County Council for a gentle stroll in Slane to listen and look out for Slane's endangered Swifts and discuss how this small population might be saved before it is too late.
Time & Location
20 May 2026, 19:00 – 20:30
Slane Community Centre, Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland
About the event
In 2024, Meath County Council with the support of the National Parks and Wildlife Service through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund commissioned Birdwatch Ireland to survey the county's Common Swift (Apus apus) population. This follows Meath's first survey of Swifts in 2019. Both surveys showed that a small population of Swift continues to prevail in Slane but are at risk of being lost entirely without concerted conservation action to protect and grow this population.
Organised by Birdwatch Ireland Meath Branch in conjunction with Meath County Council Heritage and Biodiversity Office. Ceangal, the Local Authority Heritage Programme, is delivered in partnership between the Heritage Council and Local Government Ireland.