We first discovered Bird Free gel in 2012, it was a product new to the market in 2011. We were sceptical at first and it took a lot of persuading and evidence before we really bought into the benefits of the gel.
But once we got it, we really got it.
2016 was our busiest year so far, and we laid 7050 pots of bird free gel. Quite often we will combine bird free gel with other bird control methods to give the best possible solution to our customers. It’s very important to lay the gel according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Pots which are laid in incorrect formations or too far apart from each other will not ha
We first discovered Bird Free gel in 2012, it was a product new to the market in 2011. We were sceptical at first and it took a lot of persuading and evidence before we really bought into the benefits of the gel.
But once we got it, we really got it. 2016 was our busiest year so far, and we laid 7050 pots of Bird Free gel. Quite often we will combine Bird Free gel with other bird control methods to give the best possible solution to our customers. It’s very important to lay the gel according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Pots which are laid in incorrect formations or too far apart from each other will not have the desired effect.
For those of you unfamiliar with Bird Free gel, it’s an optical gel using UV in a way which creates an optical illusion which looks like fire to bird species. As well as creating the optical illusion of fire, birds are also repelled by the smell and the stickiness of the product. Dominant birds will continue to try and land on the building for a few days but even the dominant birds will move on once they smell and touch the gel.
Through our work we discovered the gel is particularly effective on feral pigeons and gulls. Interestingly it didn’t affect the Harris Hawk which carried out some falconry work recently. No harm is caused to the birds and the gel pots are visually more aesthetically pleasing than spiking or bird wire.
Unfortunately the gel is being taken off the market very shortly because of a regulatory change. The gel was only available in the UK because we had a special UK BPR derogation for foodstuff-based repellents and attractants. The derogation came to an end on the 30th October 2016 and a further 6 months has been allowed for the existing stock to be used. This means that after the 30th April 2017 no companies in the UK will be allowed to install Bird Free gel legally.
We still have some stock left so if you have a bird control problem which you would like us to assess for bird free gel you will need to contact us very quickly. 020 8355 3443
