The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 lawfully preserves every wild bird within the United Kingdom.
Under the legislation, disturbing roosting birds, destroying nests, or using harmful deterrents is an offence under the law. However, robust legal options still exist to protect your property against pest bird populations.
Offering specialist avian management within Lickey Hills, Birmingham Pest Control Co. implements well-established deterrent and exclusion systems intended to cause no injury at all to protected birds.
Speak with our friendly team now to get a quick response and gain lawful cover.
Health risks from pest birds in Lickey Hills
Have you heard pest bird droppings are absolutely teeming with diverse pathogens?
Dehydrated pigeon guano silently contains salmonella, E. coli, and the pathogen responsible for ornithosis, a respiratory illness caught by inhaling polluted dust or coming into contact with contaminated surfaces.
In occupational environments affected by bird infestations, ornithosis represents a specific risk to worker wellbeing.
Did you know that food and hospitality sites, guano contamination results in strict regulatory compliance as well as critical health and safety hazards?
Aside from health risks, guano collects rapidly in guttering, on roof coverings, and around drainage areas.
Do you sometimes notice birds perching on ledges, parapets, and roof edges before settling? Their untidy droppings also speed up stonework decay, obstruct gutters, and cause dangerous slip hazards on walkways below!
Ignoring bird issues at a Lickey Hills property increases property damage, builds up guano, and means your installation job costs more the longer you leave it.
Regardless of the avian species, our bespoke preventative strategies guarantee that you, your premises, and the occupants therein remain fully protected from bird related health hazards.
Pest bird species in Lickey Hills
Unforgiving feral pigeons inflict the most conspicuous harm upon Lickey Hills’s business premises, claiming flat rooftops and ledges for long-term sanctuaries.
As a seasonal nuisance, starlings force themselves into roof voids through considerably smaller gaps than either of those species!
Prior before installing any fixings, our trained technicians carefully remove all guano and nest material. This process is essential because dry guano presents serious health risks when airborne, whilst redundant nest material frequently attracts secondary infestations to the treated area.
Below is a representative range of the diverse avian species we manage on a daily basis.
Feral pigeons
Feral pigeon populations consistently congregate in significant densities throughout our urban environments.
One pigeon pair produces up to six annual broods. Pigeon populations grow fast on any structure with undisturbed ledges or vacant roof voids.
Did you know pigeons stubbornly return to the same nesting and roosting spots? Standard dispersal tactics do precisely nothing to break that loop!
Effective pigeon control in Lickey Hills depends on physical exclusion systems that prevent landing completely, making the birds to relocate elsewhere.
Seagulls and gulls
Did you realise that herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls have moved further inland? They are presently nesting successfully across Lickey Hills and the wider Midlands!
Assembling in compact clusters upon horizontal roof spaces, these noisy birds show strongly hostile behaviour during their annual nesting season, which typically runs from April until August.
Since gulls are significantly heavier than pigeons, you need to implement post and wire systems or heavy duty netting rather than lighter pigeon control methods.
We passionately customise the bird control systems for each and every unique gull colony location!
Why settle for one-size-fits-all packages? We carefully customise our advice and the ultimate solution to fit your precise roof type and colony size!
Starlings
Throughout Lickey Hills, starling flocks are recognised as a repeated annual avian nuisance.
They slip into roof voids through much smaller gaps than pigeons can, quickly exploiting open ridge tiles, damaged soffits, and broken fascia boards!
Imagine the huge volume of waste and nest material a starling roost produces inside a roof space during a single season!
Bird control solutions in Lickey Hills
We use a wide-ranging suite of bird control methodologies, meticulously selected according to the specific avian species, the structural structure, and the overall magnitude of the infestation.
We do not give suggestions prior to personally inspecting your premises and the particular affected population.
We conduct all site surveys without charge with no commitment required.
Bird netting
To provide ultimate exclusion, bird netting protects roof perimeters, open facades, plant rooms, and building recesses. This secures everything, successfully denying access to nesting and nesting sites.
Our company fits UV stable polyethylene net with mesh dimensions specified for specific species, namely 10mm for starlings, 50mm for pigeons, and 75mm for gulls.
Through using stainless steel anchor systems, these fixings are carefully tightened into masonry, steel, or timber.
Once properly fitted, netting remains almost unseen from the street below, offering a wonderfully discreet yet highly effective bird solution.
Bird spikes
To successfully deny birds a landing space, bird spikes are attached to ledges, parapets, windowsills, pipes, and signage.
How do they work? They leave landing highly uncomfortable rather than physically blocking the birds!
How do you protect precious heritage and listed buildings unobtrusively? Amazing polycarbonate spikes are the perfect option for a fully unseen defence!
In industrial or trade settings, stainless steel offers outstanding resilience, which makes it the perfect selection when enduring heavy dirt is valued over visual appearance.
What does your location really need? We identify those specific details at the outset, helping we suggest your utterly perfect match!
Bird wire
By using firm stainless steel wire secured between posts, bird wire systems effectively form an unsteady landing area across horizontal ledges, balconies, and roof ridges.
Offering a highly unobtrusive profile, wire suits prestigious civic and commercial buildings where aesthetics are key. It also safeguards delicate heritage architecture where drilling for spike or netting fixings remains totally inappropriate.
This option provides the discreetest deterrent for civic and commercial buildings that prioritise visual appeal. This also safeguards historic facades where drilling for spike or netting fixings is unacceptable.
Bird free gel
To discourage unwanted avian behaviour, Bird Free gel is placed in a small container positioned upon any area requiring specific protection.
At just a mere 8mm in height, people on the ground will not notice this profile, yet your bird population surely will.
For avian eyes perceiving ultraviolet wavelengths, this particular gel makes the building seem to be furiously ablaze.
In cases of minor avian presence, we use careful discouragement to nudge their move.
Bird proofing for vents and entry points
Starling birds and sparrow birds gain entry to roof spaces via unsealed soffits, damaged fascias, and spaces in ridge tiles.
Protecting these exposed gaps calls for stainless steel mesh or specially designed vent covers, chosen specifically to suit the dimensions and species of pest.
Carry out any required exclusion work beyond the active nesting season to comply with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Bird control for Lickey Hills businesses
Efficient avian management systems for business properties incorporate structural barriers along the external boundary with scheduled inspections designed to identify if alternative nesting habitats are developing.
We assist companies working over multiple Lickey Hills and West Midlands locations with written agreements covering planned checks and reactive callouts for recent bird issues between visits.
Safeguarding our community, Birmingham Pest Control Co. supports food establishments, hotels, schools, university campuses, and industrial sites in the local area.
To fit your availability, our domestic and commercial bird control services in Lickey Hills are programmed around your opening hours, whilst supplying thorough written documentation for Environmental Health and health and safety files.
Do would you like complete business protection? Our commercial pest control services provide clear reports recording every visit, inspection, and fitting!
Should an EHO ask for verification of your ongoing pest management programme, they will find all necessary proof easily available.
Our Lickey Hills bird control service
Birmingham Pest Control Co. maintains recognised accreditation from the BPCA.
Accredited to established industry benchmarks, our bird control technicians use authorised installation systems, so that all operations closely comply with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and associated statutory frameworks.
British Pest Control Association accreditation establishes the UK standard for professional pest control, simply verified using the official BPCA directory.
We perform a complimentary site survey before supplying your bespoke quotation.
Did you know our excellent Lickey Hills team visits your premises, inspects the pest bird species and roosting sites, and prepares your free quote on that very same day?
You agree to nothing once our review is complete.
Guarding homes throughout Lickey Hills, our experienced pest specialists remain on guard around the clock to deal with your enquiries and deal with pressing emergencies.
Get in touch for a free site survey
For effective asset protection, Birmingham Pest Control Co. provides residential and commercial bird proofing and pest bird control throughout Lickey Hills and the broader West Midlands.
Should you want a prompt, fair, and regulation-compliant resolution to your avian issues, our well-regarded firm serves as the company you can safely trust.
You can quickly fill in our online enquiry form or contact us now. First, we shall arrange a suitable property survey to determine the species and roosting sites. Next, we can provide a written quote with no extra obligation
Why not hold off any longer? Ring our helpful and friendly team on 0121 816 0399 now to arrange your free site survey! We are ready to assist you day and night.
