When do Robins Finish Nesting? (1 Viewer)

Hi All,

Could someone give advice to a non-ornithologist please?

We have a pair of Robins netsing (somewhere) in the mass of Ivy currently endangering the structural integrity of an old out-building at the bottom of our garden.

I reallly need to sort it out this year as the weight of vegetation is in danger of collapsing the old wall, but I don't really want to just chop away their cover.

I can't tell precisely where the pair are living and don't want to poke about too much. Can anyone give me any idea how long I should wait before its safe for a bit of de-forestation?

Thanks very much.

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Robins (and other species) could nest at any time but a safe general rule would perhaps be between March and August - outside of those months you should be safe.

Before cutting down you should have a poke around though - that would be less damaging than deforestation. Also with Ivy you could cut the plant first were it comes out of the soil, this would cause it to die off but leave the cover. Depending on the weight of the vegetation though this might not be suitable for your wall!

Thanks very much Ken, I thought it might be about that long.

I had thought about trying to kill off the roots as well but (as is usually the case with Ivy), its got it's roots down all over the shop, including several places that aren't my land (of course). Never mind, I'll plan for August!

Cheers.