Do not block the hole, do not put down poison, and do not go up there and corner it. Beyond that, here is what actually helps.
Confirm it is a squirrel, do not block the entry point, and get a trapping programme started. £280 for the whole programme.
The urgency is the cabling. Squirrels gnaw continuously and a loft is full of wiring. This is not a problem to leave for a month.
Rats and mice are largely nocturnal and sound much lighter. If it is night-time scurrying, the job and the price are different.
Read nextSquirrel, Rat or Mouse in a Kenton Loft – How Do You Tell? →Watch the roofline in the early morning from the garden. You will often see exactly where it goes in.
See our full squirrel control service, the £280 fixed price and what the trapping programme covers.
View Squirrel Control Kenton →The most damaging mistake. A squirrel sealed in gnaws its way out through something softer — a ceiling, a soffit, a fascia board. You turn a roof problem into a plastering job.
It is not the route for squirrels, and an animal dying inside a void is a problem of its own — smell, flies, and something you cannot reach.
A cornered squirrel bites hard and will not be reasoned with. This is a genuine injury risk, not a caution for form's sake.
Releasing a trapped grey squirrel back into the wild is illegal in the UK.
Cable gnawing is the real risk, and squirrels gnaw continuously.
This is where the job actually ends, and it is not our part of it.
Spring, at the eaves, chirping and fluttering rather than movement across the ceiling. Some birds and their active nests are legally protected. It resolves when the young fledge.
All UK bats and their roosts are legally protected. Bat activity is usually rustling or squeaking around dusk, with small dark droppings that crumble to a glittery powder — rodent droppings do not. If you suspect bats, stop and take specialist advice.
Comes up in family houses, and it is worth handling honestly rather than pretending the squirrel is being rehomed.
Fairly. Gnawed cabling is a fire risk and squirrels gnaw continuously.
Not while the loft is warm, dry and safe.
Worth checking your policy. Damage from a known and untreated problem is often treated differently from a sudden event.
Loft inspections often turn up wasp nests — £90 fixed cost in Kenton, guaranteed.
Confirm it is a squirrel, do not block the entry point, and get a trapping programme started. £280 for the whole programme.
No. A squirrel sealed in gnaws out through something softer — usually a ceiling.
No. It is not the route for squirrels, and an animal dying in a void creates its own problem.
No. A cornered squirrel bites hard, and releasing a trapped grey squirrel is illegal in the UK.
Daytime noise, heavy thumping or rolling sounds, rounded barrel-shaped droppings around 8–10mm, and torn-up insulation heaped into a drey.
Fairly. Gnawed cabling is a fire risk and squirrels gnaw continuously.
Possibly. Nesting birds chirp at the eaves in spring, and bats rustle around dusk. Both may be legally protected — take specialist advice if you suspect bats.
Grey squirrels cannot lawfully be released, so a relocation story is not true. Many families simply say the squirrel is being taken out of the roof.
£280 for the programme. Whatever you do, do not block the hole yet.
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