Wasp Nest Removal
Single visit treatment with professional-grade insecticide. Same-day callouts in season (April-October). Wasps die back; the nest is treated, not just sprayed.
From £80Seagulls nesting on the roof? Pigeon droppings on the balcony? Birds in the chimney? We match you with a vetted Cornwall bird control specialist — proofing, scaring and licensed control done lawfully under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and Natural England's licensing regime.
Cornwall's coast is Britain's premier urban-gull territory. Newquay, St Ives, Penzance, Falmouth and the harbour villages all have significant herring gull and lesser black-backed gull populations that nest on roofs, snatch food from tourists, and produce the droppings, noise and aggressive defence-of-nest behaviour that drive bird control callouts. Plus feral pigeons in town centres, jackdaws in chimneys, and the occasional starling colony nesting under eaves.
The legal position you must know before any work starts:
What can be done — Cornwall bird control prices (2026):
The Cornwall gull calendar:
Practical advice for Cornwall holiday-let owners and businesses:
Getting a vetted bird control specialist in Cornwall shouldn't be a guessing game. Here's how the match works.
Fill in the quote form: your Cornwall postcode, the pest and where you've seen it, how long it's been a problem, and whether it's a home, holiday let or commercial property.
We pass your details to a vetted Cornwall bird control specialist covering your area. They contact you direct with a written quote — usually within hours, often same-day for wasps and rodents.
Your matched controller attends, treats and (where the pest needs it) returns for follow-up visits and proofing advice. You sign off and pay them direct — no middleman markup.
Need something other than bird control? We cover the full range of Cornwall pest control — wasps, rats, mice, seagulls and pigeons, bedbugs and commercial contracts.
Single visit treatment with professional-grade insecticide. Same-day callouts in season (April-October). Wasps die back; the nest is treated, not just sprayed.
From £80Rats in the loft, shed, garden or stables. Two to three-visit programme: treatment, follow-up, proofing advice. CRRU-stewardship-compliant rodenticide use.
From £180Mice in walls, behind the oven, in the loft. Treatment plus the proofing that stops them coming back. Cornwall rural and HMO specialists. Discreet visits for landlords.
From £150Spikes, netting, post-and-wire systems, scaring deterrents. Cornwall coastal seagull specialists. We work within Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and Natural England licensing.
From £300Holiday lets, restaurants, hotels, food businesses, schools, landlords. Contract inspections, electronic site logs for EHO, BPCA Servicing Members.
From £30/moIndicative Cornwall prices. The pest controller gives a firm written quote after attending — figures below are typical 2026 starting points.
Single visit, accessible nest. Roof, two-storey or cavity-wall nests typically £120-£200.
Two to three visits — treatment, follow-up, proofing advice. Stewardship-compliant bait stations.
Per room, insecticide programme. Heat treatment whole-property £400-£800. Holiday-let priority slots available.
Per site, monthly inspection + call-back cover. Holiday lets, restaurants, hotels, food businesses.
We cover the whole of Cornwall — find your nearest town to connect with a vetted local pest controller in your area.
Everything you need to know about bird control in Cornwall.
Yes, gulls are protected. Herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls are protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and are NOT included in Natural England's 2026 general licences (GL40-GL42). Killing gulls, destroying nests with eggs, or disturbing actively nesting birds requires an individual licence from Natural England. Anyone in Cornwall offering to 'just shoot' or 'just remove' gulls without an individual licence is acting unlawfully.
Lots — just lawfully. Proofing (spikes on chimneys, post-and-wire on parapets, netting over rear yards, gel on narrow ledges), scaring (optical and audio deterrents, predator decoys, kite hawks), and food-source management (closed bins, no outdoor feeding, signage for holiday-let guests) all reduce gull pressure without breaking the law. Most Cornwall properties benefit most from a combined approach.
£300-£2,500 typically, depending on building and approach. Residential roof spikes around £300-£900. Netting over rear yards or balconies £500-£2,500. Post-and-wire systems £600-£2,000. Solar panel pigeon mesh (a Cornwall holiday-let staple) £300-£800. Restaurant terraces, large commercial buildings and hotels are quoted on site.
October to February — outside the nesting window. Once gulls have started nesting (March onwards), the nest is legally protected and you cannot disturb it. Installing proofing in winter is faster, cheaper, and legally straightforward. If you wait until August when the chicks are on the roof, you're committed to another full nesting cycle.
Yes. Feral pigeons (Columba livia) are listed on Natural England's GL42 general licence for specific damage-prevention purposes — there's more flexibility for lawful control. But the practical approach is still the same: proofing is more effective than killing. Pigeons return to the same roosting and nesting sites year after year; remove the access and they go elsewhere.
Yes — for specific situations. Individual licences are granted for genuine public health and safety reasons (e.g., aggressive birds dive-bombing a school playground, persistent fouling of a hospital roof entrance) or serious property damage. The application is detailed and Natural England expects to see evidence that non-lethal methods have been tried. Cornwall pest controllers experienced with the licensing process can advise and apply on your behalf.