The borough takes in Putney, Battersea, Tooting, Balham, Earlsfield, Southfields and Wandsworth Town, along with the new riverside developments at Nine Elms. Victorian terraces, mansion blocks, railway bridges and modern apartment balconies all give pigeons somewhere to roost. We also cover the rest of South West London and South London.
JR Bird Management provides bird control in Wandsworth for residents, managing agents, landlords and businesses, starting with a free survey.
Clapham Junction, one of the busiest railway stations in the country, sits in the borough, and the railway bridges and arches across Battersea and Wandsworth Town are well-known roosting spots. Further south, Tooting and Balham have shops with flats above them where pigeons perch on signs and sills, while the riverside towers at Nine Elms have balconies on every floor that pigeons are quick to find.
Mansion blocks and converted houses have plenty of ledges, light wells and roof areas where pigeons settle. Proofing a whole building at once, often netting combined with spikes or wire, stops the birds simply moving next door.
On the borough's apartment blocks, balconies and roof terraces are a favourite nesting spot. A net fixed neatly around the opening keeps pigeons out while you carry on using the space.
A net pulled loose by a contractor or split by an autumn storm lets pigeons straight back onto the balcony. We repair bird netting in Wandsworth by fitting new netting where it has torn and re-fixing the edges, then check the rest of the net while we are there.
Balcony rails, satellite dishes and the tops of bay windows are where pigeons sit on the borough's flats and terraces. Pigeon spikes along those edges stop them landing, and they do the birds no harm.
Herring gulls now breed on London rooftops, and some have settled along the river in Wandsworth. For seagull spike installation we choose taller spikes than we would for pigeons and fit them along chimneys and the edges of flat roofs.
Sills and parapets on terraced streets collect droppings quickly, and the stains are hard to shift. Discreet ledge protection keeps the pigeons off before the mess builds up.
Many Wandsworth homes are flats in shared buildings, so a bird problem often needs agreement from a managing agent or freeholder. A survey of the whole building with one clear price makes that decision easier, and netting several balconies at once keeps the block looking consistent.
In Putney and Southfields more houses now have solar panels on their rear roof slopes, out of sight from the street, where pigeons can nest undisturbed. We fit mesh around the edge of each array so the birds cannot nest underneath.
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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
