Epsom Swift Tower
2023
Steel, Larch, Birch Plywood, GRP, Audio Equipment
Dimensions 7m x 1m
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Epsom is home to Will Nash’s third Swift Tower. Commissioned by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, it stands on a grass lawn surrounded by trees at the centre of Shadbolt Park.
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Will Nash is currently building swift towers across the UK with variations developing from the original form.
For more information and costs for commissioning Swift Towers or other artworks contact: will@willnash.co.uk -
The 7-metre-tall steel tower features 12 nest boxes, which can accommodate 24 swifts and their chicks. A solar pwered audio system i installed to play pre-recorded swift calls to attract the birds to the tower.