Most of the time nesting activity is harmless.
Birds nesting in roof uk.
This is how seriously the uk takes its bird protection.
There are many ways to discourage birds from nesting on your roof including putting spikes on it or using reflective ribbons to visually deter them.
The most common entry route.
Roofs are sealed from the outside.
How to stop birds nesting in roofs many of the birds that use roof spaces are now species of conservation concern.
What birds are likely to nest in roofs.
As the law protects birds nests and doesn t allow you to move them the best way to keep your roof free from nesting birds is to deter them during the winter when most birds are not nesting.
Only a small selection of birds is likely to make their homes in your roof under your eaves or in your chimney.
Birds are rarely the cause of the damage that let them into a roof and they rarely cause any further damage to a roof during the nesting period officially from february until august and so we see no harm in giving birds sanctuary and letting them nest.
There are very few birds that will nest in the roof space or under your eaves.
A general licence issued by the government allows authorised persons to kill or take roof nesting feral pigeons in britain and house sparrows starlings and feral pigeons in northern ireland and destroy their nests but only if it can be shown that action was necessary for the purpose of preserving public health.