What birds are likely to nest in roofs.
Birds nesting in roof uk.
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.
Only a small selection of birds is likely to make their homes in your roof under your eaves or in your chimney.
Roofs are sealed from the outside.
However the area where the birds were able to get into your roof may be more problematic and it may need repairing.
How to stop birds nesting in roofs many of the birds that use roof spaces are now species of conservation concern.
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.
This is how seriously the uk takes its bird protection.
The most common entry route.
Most of the time nesting activity is harmless.
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.
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.