Situation

The car park at the Bon Accord Shopping Centre in Aberdeen was infested with seagulls that would use the large open area as a night-time roosting place. The birds would cover the car park floor with slippery, foul-smelling droppings and would become aggressive and liable to attack people who used the area during the nesting season.

Solution

Reactive Group Services installed 75mm² mesh seagull netting to completely enclose the car park against seagulls and force the birds to roost and nest elsewhere. The team then removed all fouling and treated surfaces to remove staining caused by bird guano using specialist cleaning methods. The car park has remained free of pest birds since the installation and the gull netting has withstood Aberdeen’s strong winds and snow without incident.