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.
Birds nesting in roof uk.
The most common entry route.
However the area where the birds were able to get into your roof may be more problematic and it may need repairing.
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.
So if you have a birds nest in there there s been a failure in the materials somewhere for birds to get in and nest.
The only time some birds feral pigeons can be removed or even killed is if they threaten public health.
There are very few birds that will nest in the roof space or under your eaves.
Only a small selection of birds is likely to make their homes in your roof under your eaves or in your chimney.
How to stop birds nesting in roofs many of the birds that use roof spaces are now species of conservation concern.
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.
Most of the time nesting activity is harmless.
What birds are likely to nest in roofs.