Under the terms of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, every wild bird in the UK is afforded complete legal protection.
Under the Act, interfering with roosting birds, removing nests, or deploying harmful deterrents is an offence under the law. Nevertheless, strong legal options still exist to protect your property against pest bird populations.
Want expert bird control in New Cross? Birmingham Pest Control Co. uses very effective deterring and exclusion techniques, ensuring completely no harm comes to protected birds!
Connect with our welcoming team today to receive swift answers and essential legal protection.
Health risks from pest birds in New Cross
Pest bird faeces harbour various pathogens.
Dried pigeon guano silently harbours salmonella, E. coli, and the pathogen that causes ornithosis, a lung illness acquired by breathing in polluted dust or touching contaminated surfaces.
Ornithosis is a major workplace health concern within professional environments affected by avian infestations.
For restaurants and hospitality venues in New Cross, guano contamination brings a serious legal burden as well as the instant, alarming health threats.
Health risks aside, guano collects rapidly in guttering, on roof surfaces, and around drainage points.
Before setting up their roosts, birds congregate on structural ledges, parapets, and rooflines, leaving behind corrosive waste that accelerates the deterioration of masonry, obstructs drainage channels, and creates hazardous slipping risks on pathways below.
Ignoring avian pests at a New Cross property inevitably and steadily worsens structural damage, worsens hazardous guano accumulation, and substantially raises the eventual cost of the necessary mitigation installation over time.
Troubled by birds? Regardless of the species, our expert bespoke systems perfectly protect you, your property, and everyone onsite from unpleasant health risks caused by birds!
Pest bird species in New Cross
Feral pigeons and seagulls create the most obvious harm on New Cross’s commercial buildings. Flat rooftops and ledging offer these pests with lasting roosting shelter.
Characterised as a seasonal challenge, starlings enter roof voids through smaller openings than the other species.
Prior to securing any specialist fixings, our technicians diligently cleanse the area of all guano and nest material. Safety comes first. Disturbed dry droppings pose severe health risks, whilst abandoned nests quickly attract secondary infestations to thrive.
Below is a representative range of the diverse avian species we manage on a day-to-day basis.
Feral pigeons
Large numbers of feral pigeons assemble throughout our bustling urban spaces.
One pigeon pair rears up to six annual nests. Populations increase quickly on any structure with uninterrupted ledges or empty roof voids.
When tackling this matter, we need to recognise that pigeons regularly revisit to their chosen nesting areas, meaning temporary scattering measures are unable to alter their patterns.
How do we manage pigeon control in New Cross? Careful physical exclusion installations keep them settling at all, effectively encouraging them to find another home!
Seagulls and gulls
Did you realise that herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls have moved inland? They are now nesting with success across New Cross and the wider Midlands!
These noisy birds nest in thick colonies on flat roofs, and growing aggressive during their breeding season from April to August.
Gulls outweigh pigeons, mandating post and wire systems or heavy-duty netting over the lesser deterrents sufficient for pigeon control.
We tailor every gull colony bird control system for its individual location.
We design bespoke solutions and support specified to your roof type and colony size rather than providing generic plans.
Starlings
Starlings are a occasional problem bird within New Cross.
By exploiting open ridge tiles, broken soffits, and damaged fascia boards, they reach roof voids through openings more restricted than those taken advantage of by pigeons.
Located discreetly within a roof space, a starling roost builds up vast, undesirable quantities of droppings and nesting materials over the season.
Bird control solutions in New Cross
We deliver a comprehensive suite of avian management techniques, carefully adapted to the specific bird species, the architectural structure, and the overall extent of the infestation.
We never offer advice prior to personally assessing your premises and the specific concerned population.
Each of the site surveys is completely complimentary and carries absolutely no obligation to proceed.
Bird netting
As a most comprehensive means of avian exclusion, bird netting effectively covers roof perimeters, open façades, plant rooms, and building recesses to prevent birds access to roosting and nesting sites.
Our approach matches UV stable polyethylene net for every species, with 10mm for starlings, 50mm for pigeons, and 75mm for gulls.
Can we tension fixings into stone, iron, or softwood? Yes, using stainless steel anchor fixings!
Check up! Expertly installed netting is barely invisible from the street, offering an very subtle and effective bird solution.
Bird spikes
How do we stop unwanted landing spots? We fit bird spikes onto ledges and similar surfaces, parapets, windowsills, pipes, and signage!
These function by turning the landing area feel less comfortable, subtly putting off the birds rather than physically blocking them.
Select polycarbonate spikes for use on heritage and listed buildings to reduce the visible impact of the deterrent installation.
In industrial or business environments where withstanding significant fouling is given priority over appearance, stainless steel offers enhanced strength and lengthened lifetime.
We fully assess your area’s unique requirements first to recommend the most appropriate product.
Bird wire
Bird wire systems secure stainless steel wire between posts to create an insecure landing surface across ledges, balconies, and roof ridges.
Offering a highly subtle profile, wire suits prestigious civic and commercial buildings where aesthetics are of utmost importance. It equally preserves delicate heritage architecture where drilling for spike or netting fixings remains wholly unsuitable.
Searching for the perfect discreet protection? Wire is ideal for elegant commercial and civic properties! It is brilliant for historic buildings too, entirely avoiding the drilling required for spikes or netting.
Bird free gel
Attach the compact Bird Free gel dish on any surface needing guarding from problem bird activity.
At just a mere 8mm in height, it remains virtually invisible from ground level whilst being easily perceived by your local bird population.
Because avian species perceive ultraviolet light, this specialist gel makes the surface seem to be on fire.
To address moderate infestations, we subtly encourage the birds to seek different locations.
Bird proofing for vents and entry points
Sparrows and starlings regularly enter roof voids by using gaps in ridge tiles, exposed soffits, and worn fascias.
We protect these entry points using stainless steel mesh or specially made vent covers, depending on the aperture dimensions and bird species.
To secure compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, any exclusion procedures must be arranged outside the active nesting period.
Bird control for New Cross businesses
To shield commercial properties from birds reliably, we blend outer barriers with routine inspections to identify any emerging roosting areas.
Do you run businesses across various New Cross and West Midlands locations? We are able to negotiate a great deal covering regular inspections alongside ad hoc callouts for any new bird issues between visits!
Birmingham Pest Control Co. provides specialist assistance to food businesses, hotels, schools, university campuses, and industrial premises over the region.
Need reliable bird control in New Cross? We work around your opening hours for properties and businesses, supplying written paperwork for Environmental Health and health and safety records!
Our business pest control provisions incorporate comprehensive documentation detailing each site visit, the specific areas checked, and all equipment installed.
Any environmental health officer seeking proof of an current pest management programme will instantly secure all required evidence.
Our New Cross bird control service
Birmingham Pest Control Co. proudly maintains prestigious, recognised BPCA accreditation.
Did you know our fantastic bird control team is fully professionally trained? All installation uses approved methods, ensuring complete compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the relevant regulations!
Holding British Pest Control Association accreditation shows the leading UK standard for industry expertise, a credential that clients can quickly confirm by checking the official BPCA directory.
We offer a complimentary site assessment before putting together your bespoke quotation.
Once on your property, our New Cross specialists assess the present pest bird species and their nesting or roosting sanctuaries, crafting your free quotation that on the day.
Once our assessment is completed, the choice to move forward rests fully with you.
Serving as the leading local pest specialists within the New Cross region, we remain accessible day and night, every day of the week, for questions and emergency callouts.
Get in touch for a free site survey
Birmingham Pest Control Co. offers professional bird proofing and pest bird control for residential and corporate clients throughout New Cross and the surrounding West Midlands.
Are you really keen to handle your bird troubles rapidly, with care, and lawfully? We are certainly the best specialist team to trust!
You can simply fill in our online enquiry form or phone us directly. Firstly, we will arrange a handy property survey to establish the species and roosting sites. Next, we can provide a written quote with no extra obligation
Simply make the initial move today by phoning our helpful team on 0121 816 0399 to arrange your complimentary site survey. We remain on hand to assist you at any hour.
