Southfield Road feral pigeons

John Fareham and John Abbott are working to resolve problems with feral pigeon infestation of the Chanterlands Avenue rail bridge and its impact on Southfield Road.

During the local elections a number of residents in streets nearby were complaining about this problem and we have been liaising for some time with the officers to approach the problem from two angles.  The first is to resolve issues as to whether the Council or Network Rail are responsible for dealing with pigeons using the bridge as a home and social venue. The second is, pending a full solution being put in place, to ensure that pigeon faeces are cleared off the pavement and do not cause health problems.  On receiving information from local residents that pigeons were a problem on Southfield Road too we contacted the officers who undertook to arrange for the pigeon mess to be cleared away and to continue to seek resolution of the issues with Network Rail. It goes without saying that we will continue to pursue this matter until we secure an appropriate outcome.”