Do not block the hole, do not put down poison, and do not go up there and corner it. Then look at which branch they are using.
Confirm it is a squirrel, do not block the entry point, and get a trapping programme started. £280 for the whole programme.
Then deal with the access. On a property with mature trees, the branch is usually the reason it happened — and the reason it would happen again.
Rats and mice are largely nocturnal and sound much lighter. If it is night-time scurrying, the job and the price are different.
Read nextScratching in the Loft in Stanmore – Squirrel, Rat or Mouse? →Free, effective, and the step that tells you the most on this kind of property.
Ten minutes with a cup of tea in the garden at seven in the morning usually answers questions that would otherwise take a survey.
See our full squirrel control service, the £280 fixed price and what the trapping programme covers.
View Squirrel Control Stanmore →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.
Releasing a trapped grey squirrel back into the wild is illegal in the UK.
It does not trap anything inside, so it is not urgent — but check for a tree preservation order first, and for nesting birds in season.
Cable gnawing is the real risk, and squirrels gnaw continuously.
This is where the job actually ends, and neither part is ours.
Doing the roofing without the tree work means another squirrel finds a different gap. Doing the tree work without the roofing means the same gap stays open for a rat.
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, and older properties near green space are exactly where roosts occur. Bat activity is usually rustling or squeaking around dusk, with small dark droppings that crumble to a glittery powder. If you suspect bats, stop and take specialist advice.
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 Stanmore, guaranteed for 30 days.
Confirm it is a squirrel, do not block the entry point, watch the roofline to find the access route, and get a trapping programme started. £280.
Watch from the garden at first light. Squirrels are most active early, and ten minutes usually shows you which tree, which branch and where on the roof.
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.
It does not trap anything inside so it is not urgent, but check for a tree preservation order first and for nesting birds in season.
Daytime noise, heavy thumping or rolling sounds, rounded barrel-shaped droppings around 8–10mm, and torn-up insulation heaped into a drey.
Possibly — older properties near green space are exactly where roosts occur. All UK bats and their roosts are protected, so stop and take specialist advice.
Fairly. Gnawed cabling is a fire risk and squirrels gnaw continuously.
£280 for the programme. Watch the roofline at first light — it tells you the route.
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