Keeping woodpigeons off cherry tree

[BISFBath]

Does anyone have suggestions for how to keep the woodpigeons off my cherry tree? Other than pigeon pie

For the first year or two I had lots of really nice, bright red cherries from it. Then the woodpigeons learned that they could eat the buds/flowers/immature fruit and I've hardly had any since.

I tried a net and that got horribly caught up in it, and the tree is a bit big for that now (about 4 m tall). Old CDs and plastic owls didn't keep them off for long.

[Mr Gus]

A Vietnamese colleague of mine years ago used to take clear plastic bags & micro climate protect the fruit from birds, sure there were cherry tree's in that lot, a few years later though i think they erected a solid plastic mesh cage set up as tying bags on was all consuming, course these days it might attract the council, ..if so point them at the potholes.

[renewablejohn]

Does anyone have suggestions for how to keep the woodpigeons off my cherry tree? Other than pigeon pie

For the first year or two I had lots of really nice, bright red cherries from it. Then the woodpigeons learned that they could eat the buds/flowers/immature fruit and I've hardly had any since.

I tried a net and that got horribly caught up in it, and the tree is a bit big for that now (about 4 m tall). Old CDs and plastic owls didn't keep them off for long.

If you have a good stereo system you could set up an artificial "banger" with random timing or just borrow a farmers gas banger and wait for the cpmplaints from your neighbors. Whats wrong with pigeon pie although pigeon stew might be better.

[Mr Gus]

Pigeon is very under rated, unless its a syphillis filled city flying rat.

[ALAN/ALAN D]

If you have got a shot gun licence and a double barrelled shot gun.
That could sort out the problem in seconds.
There would be less branches for the Pigeon to land on.

[Tinbum]

If you have got a shot gun licence and a double barrelled shot gun.
That could sort out the problem in seconds.
There would be less branches for the Pigeon to land on.

Pretty certain your not allowed to shoot / kill them now.

[ALAN/ALAN D]

If you have got a shot gun licence and a double barrelled shot gun.
That could sort out the problem in seconds.
There would be less branches for the Pigeon to land on.

Or this link might help



https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/17616 ... -deterrent




Ref " Pretty certain your not allowed to shoot / kill them now. "

Did not suggest shooting the Pigeons. Just removing the Cherries / Branches where they sit.

[Joeboy]

I've seen the hawk shape on a flexistick used to good effect.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laptony-Scarer ... 570&sr=8-3

[Mr Gus]

This, you know your neighbours will thank you!

The video is a must, sound has to be right up as it is a bit low

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... GBX2dlDSjk

[AE-NMidlands]

This, you know your neighbours will thank you!
The video is a must, sound has to be right up as it is a bit low
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004 ... GBX2dlDSjk

by coincidence this weekend someone I met told me that after he put an ultrasonic mouse-repeller in his shed the bats vanished (he found a lot a few fields or gardens away) so he switched it off...
I guess the pigeon-repeller could / would be powered down overnight though.