Hawking Pest Control
in Wicklow
County Wicklow is the Garden of Ireland — high mountains, coastal towns and commuter suburbs all within thirty miles of each other. Bird-pressure follows the geography: herring and lesser black-backed gulls along Bray, Greystones and Arklow, feral pigeons in commuter towns and pigeon fouling on heritage estates. We've worked across the county for years and we tailor each programme to the actual species, the site and the surrounding land use — never a one-size-fits-all spray. Domestic bird-control work in County Wicklow typically comes from three sources: pigeons fouling balconies, dormer roofs and chimney stacks in town and city housing; aggressive gulls dive-bombing back gardens and rooftops in coastal areas during the May–August breeding season; and starling, rook and jackdaw issues in rural cottages and farmhouses.
Services we provide in Wicklow
All servicesHawking Bird Control
Live, trained birds of prey patrolling your site — the most natural and effective bird deterrent on the market.
Learn moreFalconry & Bird of Prey Deterrence
Specialist falconry programmes for the sites where standard hawking isn't enough — airfields, landfills, large open sites.
Learn moreBird Proofing & Netting Systems
Permanent physical bird exclusion — netting, post-and-wire, spikes and electric track — installed to a commercial standard.
Learn moreGull & Pigeon Control Solutions
Targeted programmes for Ireland's two most disruptive pest birds — feral pigeons and Lesser Black-backed / Herring Gulls.
Learn moreCommercial & Industrial Bird Management
Single-supplier bird management for multi-site retailers, manufacturers and facilities-management portfolios.
Learn moreIntegrated Bird Pest Control
The combined approach — survey, hawking, proofing, and maintenance — that delivers a bird-free site for the long term.
Learn moreWe use proportionate, humane methods at every house — proofing first (mesh, spikes, post-and-wire), with falconry visits added only where roost pressure justifies it. Every job is fully insured and every Harris Hawk is trained and weather-tested. Nothing we use is lethal. Commercial bird-control is the bulk of our County Wicklow workload.
Fouling on signage, footpaths and loading bays is an HSE, food-safety and reputation problem long before it becomes an aesthetic one. We work routinely with hospitals, food production sites, hotels, retail centres, schools, logistics hubs and heritage operators — running scheduled hawking flights, installing concealed proofing systems and providing the written environmental-health documentation auditors expect. Most commercial clients move onto an annual integrated programme after the first season. In County Wicklow we lead with site assessment, then build a layered programme: regular hawking visits with our trained Harris Hawks to break the roost cycle, paired with site-appropriate physical proofing (bird netting, post-and-wire, stainless spikes, gull-spider deterrents) so that birds don't simply re-establish once the hawk leaves.
For hospitals, schools and protected structures we use only reversible, non-invasive fixings, and we provide written method statements and risk assessments for every commercial site.
"Greystones harbour has always had a gull issue — we tried everything before this. The Harris Hawk visits are the only thing that's ever actually worked, and it's completely humane."
Niamh O'C. — Greystones, Co. Wicklow
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On-site assessment within 3 working days across Wicklow and the east coast