Incredibly, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects every single wild bird in the UK!
Whilst displacing nests, disturbing roosting flocks, or using harmful deterrents contravenes the Act, you are not left without options. Methods still exist to protect your space from unwanted pest birds.
Within Redhill, Birmingham Pest Control Co. offers professional bird control by implementing trusted deterrent and exclusion methods that ensure no harm comes to protected birds.
Contact our friendly team now for fast responses and reliable legal protection.
Health risks from pest birds in Redhill
Pest bird faeces contain numerous pathogens.
Dehydrated pigeon guano can harbour salmonella, E. coli, and the pathogen that brings about ornithosis, a respiratory disease caught via breathing in tainted dust or physical contact with infected areas.
Avian infestations put workers subject to the serious occupational health hazard of ornithosis.
For food businesses and hospitality venues in Redhill, guano contamination creates a daunting legal burden as well as the instant, unsettling health threats.
Apart from carrying disease, guano rapidly collects inside gutters, across roofing materials, and around drainage points.
First, the birds collect on ledges, parapets, and roof edges before roosting. Therefore, their collected waste speeds up stonework decay, obstructs gutters, and causes dangerous slip hazards on the paths below.
Ignoring bird issues at a Redhill property escalates property damage, accumulates guano, and means your installation job costs extra the longer you delay.
Troubled by birds? No matter the species, our expert bespoke systems reliably protect you, your property, and everyone onsite from serious health risks caused by birds!
Pest bird species in Redhill
Wild pigeons and seagulls create the most visible harm on Redhill commercial properties, making permanent sanctuary upon their flat rooftops and edges.
Starlings pose a time of year threat, accessing roof voids through smaller openings than the other birds.
Did you know disrupted dry guano actually presents serious health risks? It does, and old nests attract pesky secondary infestations! That is the cause our very excellent technicians carefully clear guano and nests before installing any fixings.
Which fabulous feathered species do we manage every working day? Have a look!
Feral pigeons
Wild pigeons regularly gather in large numbers around our built-up neighbourhoods.
Did you realise a pigeon pair can raise up to 6 broods annually? They multiply very quickly on virtually any structure with undisturbed ledges or roof voids!
As pigeons habitually revisit their familiar nesting and roosting locations, straightforward deterrent measures fail to disrupt this well-established behaviour pattern.
Definitive pigeon management in Redhill depends on exclusion measures that deny landing entirely, gently encouraging these birds to seek different territories to call home.
Seagulls and gulls
Both herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls have successfully migrated inland, forming permanent nesting populations across Redhill and the wider Midlands.
These clamorous birds nest in thick colonies on flat roofs, and becoming territorial during their breeding season from April to August.
Did you know gulls are weightier than pigeons? They need strong post and wire systems or heavy duty netting instead of those less robust pigeon deterrents!
Every location is distinct, so we adapt our bird control systems for gull colonies on an individual basis.
We dismiss one-size-fits-all, identical packages. Instead, we adapt our guidance and your tailored solution around the specific architecture of your roof and the colony size.
Starlings
Starlings regularly represent a annual avian issue in the Redhill locality.
You can find these birds enter roof voids via smaller-sized entry points than pigeons, utilising unsealed ridge tiles, damaged soffits, and broken fascia boards.
Tucked away within a roof space, a starling roost builds up vast, undesirable quantities of droppings and nesting materials over the course of the season.
Bird control solutions in Redhill
We deploy a comprehensive suite of bird control methodologies, closely selected according to the specific avian species, the structural structure, and the general magnitude of the infestation.
We solely propose solutions after examining your premises and assessing the problem population.
Here’s the thing? Our site surveys are completely complimentary with entirely no pressure to go ahead!
Bird netting
In need of a best shield against troublesome birds? Bird netting is the most comprehensive exclusion system, protecting roof perimeters, open facades, plant rooms, and building recesses to block nesting and roosting!
Our business supplies and installs UV stable polyethylene net with mesh dimensions configured for individual species, namely 10mm for starlings, 50mm for pigeons, and 75mm for gulls.
Can we tension fastenings into stone, steel, or softwood? Yes, using stainless-steel anchor fixings!
Once correctly fitted, the netting remains virtually invisible from street level, providing a very subtle and reliable bird deterrent.
Bird spikes
To deter birds from perching, we place bird spikes on pipes, windowsills, signage, ledges, and low walls.
They deter birds by rendering landing surfaces less comfortable instead of blocking them.
Choose polycarbonate spikes for heritage and listed buildings to limit the visual impact of the deterrent installation.
In manufacturing or business settings, stainless steel delivers exceptional hardiness, making it the best selection when enduring heavy dirt is prioritised over looks.
What does your location actually need? We identify those unique details initially, helping we present your utterly perfect match!
Bird wire
How do bird wire systems operate? They tighten stainless steel wire between posts to make ledges, balconies, and roof ridges totally unsuitable for landings!
Offering a very unobtrusive profile, wire is suitable for prestigious civic and commercial buildings where aesthetics are paramount. It likewise protects delicate heritage architecture where drilling for spike or netting fixings remains wholly unsuitable.
First, wire delivers the least conspicuous solution for commercial and civic properties where appearance is essential. Secondly, this choice safeguards listed sites where drilling for spike or netting installations is not suitable.
Bird free gel
To protect any specified surface from undesirable avian behaviour, Bird Free gel is deployed within a small dish placed on that area.
At a height of a mere 8mm high, this profile is almost imperceptible from ground level to humans, yet your local avian population will clearly recognise its presence.
As birds see ultraviolet light, this ingenious gel makes for the building to look like it is fully on fire!
To resolve moderate infestations, we gently encourage the birds to find other locations.
Bird proofing for vents and entry points
Through openings in ridge tiles, open soffits, and worn fascias, starlings and sparrows regularly enter roof spaces.
Managing the ingress points involves stainless steel mesh or bespoke vent covers, based on the specific aperture dimensions and avian species.
To help ensure full adherence with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, you should properly schedule any exclusion work away from the active nesting period.
Bird control for Redhill businesses
To safeguard commercial premises from birds successfully, we pair external defences with regular inspections to identify any newly forming roosting areas.
We support businesses managing several Redhill and West Midlands premises with organised agreements. These arrangements cover regular inspections alongside prompt callouts for fresh bird issues arising between visits.
Birmingham Pest Control Co. works with food establishments, guest accommodation, educational institutions, higher education campuses, and industrial sites throughout the region.
Need stellar bird control in Redhill? We operate around your opening hours for homes and businesses, supplying written paperwork for Environmental Health and health and safety records!
Securing commercial spaces, our pest management visits build a detailed history detailing each area surveyed and all defences put in place.
Should an EHO request verification of an active pest management programme, they will be provided with fully detailed documentation.
Our Redhill bird control service
Birmingham Pest Control Co. maintains recognised accreditation from the BPCA.
Fully compliant with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and every legal regulations, our qualified avian specialists carry out carefully approved installation methods established upon recognised industry standards.
British Pest Control Association accreditation sets the UK standard for professional pest control, readily verified using the official BPCA directory.
First, we conduct a complimentary location assessment before providing your tailored quotation.
Our Redhill experts examine the property to determine the pest bird species and nesting or nesting areas, providing a no-cost quotation on the day itself.
Once we have completed your evaluation, you are under no pressure to go ahead.
Got pests in the Redhill area? Our local experts are ready to help around the clock for queries and emergency visits!
Get in touch for a free site survey
Serving Redhill and the broader West Midlands, Birmingham Pest Control Co. delivers professional home and commercial bird proofing services alongside complete pest bird control.
Rely on us to deal with your bird problem promptly, humanely, and in strict accordance with the law.
By filling in our online enquiry form or calling our team today, you can arrange a thorough site assessment where we will determine the exact species and roosting locations, subsequently delivering a full written quotation free of obligation.
Don’t wait. Reach out to our helpful team today on 0121 816 0399 to secure your free site survey. We are available at any time.
