From the trees to the roof line
Tree canopies, fence tops and open ground all present the same easy route to a grey squirrel; it moves through them all with equal ease, whether that's near Canonbury, where georgian squares and terraces close to the Regent's Canal, or elsewhere in the borough. A property near a mature tree usually has at least one branch reaching over the roofline, giving a squirrel a ready-made route in, provided there's a gap at the eaves to exploit, as anyone near Holloway will recognise, where dense terraced housing and larger ex-GLC estates along the Holloway Road corridor.
Highbury Fields and the grand terraces around it
The mature trees around Highbury Fields sit close to some of the borough's grandest Victorian terraces, and their older, larger lofts give a squirrel plenty of room once it's found a way in through the eaves.
Canonbury's garden squares
The Georgian squares and terraces close to Canonbury and the Regent's Canal have their own mature trees within the garden squares, giving squirrels a similarly easy route from a shared garden onto the roofs around it.
Confirming it is a squirrel
Timing alone often gives the strongest indication, whether that's near Islington, where the heart of the borough, or elsewhere in the borough. Timing gives it away: squirrels are only active during daylight hours, so early-morning and late-afternoon thumping fits a squirrel, while any noise overnight means rats or mice, as anyone near Canonbury will recognise, where georgian squares and terraces close to the Regent's Canal.
What not to do
- Block the entry hole while squirrels may still be inside; they chew a new way out, sometimes into the house
- Put down poison in the loft
- Catch a squirrel and release it elsewhere - grey squirrels are an invasive non-native species and it is illegal to release one once caught
Booking squirrel control in Islington
Our squirrel trapping service in Islington is £280, and since around Islington, where the heart of the borough, it helps to say when you book squirrel control whether the sounds are by day or night and whether trees overhang the roof, with more on the Islington squirrel control page.
