Bird control · Folkestone
JR Bird Management offers bird control in Folkestone for homeowners, landlords and businesses, with a free survey to find out where the birds are getting in.
From the harbour and the Leas to the Creative Quarter and the town's many Victorian and Edwardian buildings, Folkestone has plenty of places for pigeons and gulls to perch and nest. We also cover Hythe, Sandgate, Cheriton and Hawkinge, and the rest of Kent.
The Leas runs along the clifftop above the beach, lined with former hotels that are now mostly apartments, and their balconies and parapets are popular with gulls. Down the hill, the Creative Quarter and the harbour arm bring a different mix of shops, cafes and studios, while the houses of Cheriton and Hawkinge have eaves and solar panels that pigeons can get into.
Tall facades, bay windows and decorative stonework are a feature of the streets around the Leas. Bird proofing in Folkestone has to protect those details without hiding them, so we keep the fittings low and follow the lines of the building.
Sea air slowly weakens netting and its fixings. If a net at your property has holes or has worked loose, a repair is usually quicker and cheaper than a replacement, and we will say honestly if any part of it is past saving.
Roof terraces, balconies, courtyards and the space under canopies are best protected with netting, which keeps birds out of the whole area rather than one perch. We install durable, weatherproof netting in Folkestone that copes with the salt air.
On this stretch of coast, gulls are the birds most people want to keep away. They nest on flat roofs and chimney stacks along the seafront and up through the town.
Our seagull spike installation in Folkestone uses spikes built for gulls, fitted where they land and nest, so the birds move on without being harmed.
Spikes are the simplest way to keep pigeons off gutters, sills and signs, and they suit seafront homes and town centre shops alike.
Pigeons looking for a sheltered perch head for the window sills and stone ledges of Folkestone's older buildings. Ledge protection keeps those surfaces clear, so there are no more stains running down the frontage.
Many of the large houses on the Leas and in the West End have been turned into flats, and one building can have a dozen balconies and several roof levels. Gulls nesting on one roof soon affect the whole block, so proofing works best when the freeholder or managing agent plans it for the building as a whole. Guest houses and holiday lets near the harbour face the same problem in summer, when the gulls are at their noisiest.
More Folkestone homes now have solar panels, and pigeons soon learn to use the space underneath as a nesting site. We fit mesh guards that close the gap around the array, protecting the cables and keeping the panels free of nests.
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We visit, find how the birds are getting in and tell you the fix, with a clear price before any work starts.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
