Scotland has become the first part of the UK to legally mandate swift bricks — hollow-cavity bricks built into walls — in all new buildings, where reasonably practicable. The measure aims to help swifts and other cavity-nesting birds, whose populations have fallen by around two-thirds since the mid-1990s as modern construction has eliminated their nesting sites. At least one nest per dwelling is required.
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L’Écosse impose par loi des briques-nichoirs dans toutes les nouvelles constructions

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En janvier 2026, l’Écosse est devenue la première nation du Royaume-Uni à rendre obligatoires par la loi les briques-nichoirs — des briques creuses intégrées aux murs — dans tous les nouveaux bâtiments où cela est raisonnablement faisable. La mesure vise à enrayer le déclin des martinets, dont la population a chuté d’environ deux tiers depuis le milieu des années 1990.

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