On 06/02/2011 10:52, Kipper at sea wrote:

They cause a few problems, like carrying loads of nesting materials
such as straw, and paper, which could also contain insect eggs such as
woodworm, and mealy worm.

/snip

The way to prevent woodworm in your loft is to keep the wood too dry for
them, not to keep the B***ers out.

Pigeons, BTW, and a couple of other species are fair game under the
general licence provisions of the wildlife acts.

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Ima...tcm6-24149.pdf
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Ima...tcm6-24150.pdf

Andy