Bird Netting
Bird netting is a physical barrier that prevents the target bird from accessing a specific location and the most commonly used device for bird control within the UK. If installed correctly, bird netting will not harm the bird and act as a prevention device that will last more than 10+ years.
Nets are commonly installed within town centres and other locations that encounter bird issues, such as building facades and over a plant or light rooms; however, the possibilities are endless. We have supplied nets to several large projects including the Savoy Hotel, Imperial College, St Thomas Hospital in London, and other key projects around the UK including Millenium Point in Birmingham and Amex in Brighton. Our nets are also found internationally, including over the entire market area of Helsinki in Finland, to name a few.
Manufactured from polyethene twines with a 12/6 configuration and UV stabilised, bird netting is robust. It has been designed to be exposed to the British weather all year round, including sun rain and snow. Netting is chemically inert, and rot proof and our nets should not be confused with cheaper mesh linkage nets often found on popular online marketplaces. The vast majority of our nets are made in the UK.
Netting is generally straight forward to install and requires little technical knowledge to undertake. Users should identify the target bird correctly as netting does not control all species, rather a specific group of birds depending on the size of the mesh purchased. Installing the wrong type of net can be detrimental to their control and often fail or harm the target bird, something that the user should avoid in all circumstances.
The common net sizes are:
- 75mm - Gulls
- 50mm - Pigeons & Covids
- 28mm - Starlings
- 19mm - Sparrows
Bird netting is suitable for all types of pressures, including where roosting or nesting occurs.
An important aspect of netting is the wireframe and fixings that hold the net to the protection area. Wireframes are required to be held under tension to combat the net from sagging and allowing gaps on the side opening. Bird frames should have fixings spaced at specific intervals depending on the target bird, and should not exceed spacing of 1 metre, with additional reinforcements not exceeding 10 metres. Understanding the system’s overall weight is also very important, especially in external environments where rain and snow can add additional weight.