It's a Swanderful Life

We have installed diverters to an overhead power line in Oakham to protect swans.

Around twenty diverters have been fitted at intervals along a section of the overhead line near the old Oakham to Melton Canal, after concerns were raised by a local resident regarding the safety of flying swans.

Engineers were able to install the diverters without any disruption to electricity supplies, Melton Team Manager, Mark Baxter explained:“The diverters alert the birds to the presence of the power lines by rotating in the wind. They also contain glow-in-the-dark natural crystals which absorb and emit purple ultraviolet light so that birds can see them at dawn, dusk or night time.

“We’ve installed them in other areas and they’ve proven to be effective, so we hope that our work here will have the same result.”

An example of one of our diverters.