Avon Wildlife Trust - Wild Sparrows

Save the house sparrow

UK house sparrow numbers have declined by 10 million in 25 years. Wild Sparrows has been launched to bring house sparrows back to the cities, towns and villages of the West Country. You can help if you:

Report where you see house sparrows so we can get a detailed picture of where they live;
Build a sparrow terrace so they have more places to nest;
Grow nasturtiums to provide insect food for baby sparrows and;
Make your garden, school grounds or community space sparrow friendly

Explore this website to find out more and don't forget to tell us about your house sparrow experiences by posting on our blog.
Together we can save this fabulous bird.

Latest House Sparrow Sightings:

Sighting on : 01/09/2010 Location: Link House Elberton BS35 4AE Number: More than 5 Behaviour: Among vegetation, chattering in large groups..... Sighting on : 31/08/2010 Location: 3 Collins Buildings, High Street, Saltford, BS31 3EH Number: More than 5 Behaviour: Feeding at bird table/feeder..... Sighting on : 18/08/2010 Location: Greenway Bush Lane, Southville. Every morning when I walk to work at about 8.10am there are a number of sparrows which appear to be pecking at the stonework on the side of the buildings on the left. Number: More than 5 Behaviour: Foraging for natural food..... Sighting on : 21/08/2010 Location: In bush outside front of my sisters house - 6 Kings Close, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Number: Too many to count Behaviour: Among vegetation, chattering in large groups..... Sighting on : 27/08/2010 Location: 7 arrowfield close windways estate whitchurch bristol BS14 oUQ Number: Too many to count Behaviour: Among vegetation, chattering in large groups.....

Sparrow Fact: #9

Sparrow pie was once a popular dish, the last one, containing some 100 sparrows, was served up at a pub near Colchester in 1967. They remain a delicacy in China.