Traps may be considered to tackle ‘feral pigeons’ in Worksop

It comes after a member of the public asked councilors what steps were being taken to address the number of feral pigeons at the latest full Bassetlaw District Council meeting.

Mike Smith asked: “What are the council’s current and future collective efforts and actions to deal with the problems of pestilence and disease caused by flocks of feral pigeons across the district, but most notably in Orsdall, Retford?”

Coun Julie Leigh, council cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said the authority has a power under the Public Health Act 1961 to control pigeons across the district, as disease in their droppings can pose a threat to public health.