Success stories: Bird Free against pigeons at the Church of Santa Maria della Spina, Pisa

20 January 2016 - Case studies

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Success stories: Bird Free against pigeons at the Church of Santa Maria della Spina, Pisa

An extraordinary example of Pisan Gothic, the small Church of Santa Maria della Spina was built in 1230 on the banks of the Arno River, in correspondence with an important bridge, the Ponte Novo, which connected the streets of Santa Maria and Sant’Antonio. The bridge was destroyed in the 15th century and was never rebuilt. Its proximity to the bridge led to the church being called Santa Maria de Pontenovo, later changed to Santa Maria della Spina when, starting in 1333, the church kept a relic of a thorn from Christ’s crown, now displayed in the Church of Santa Chiara.

On the first floor of the west facade, pigeons had nested behind the statue of the Madonna with Child. The base of the statue was treated with Bird Free to prevent nesting.

In December 2014, nests were observed in the two drainage channels on the second floor of the west facade. Although these nests were removed, pigeons were still nesting in one of the drainage channels. The drains have now been treated with Bird Free.

Additionally, nests were observed at the bottom of the two circular windows on the second floor of the west facade, which have been treated with Bird Free to prevent further nesting.

Chiesa della spina

Application of Bird Free behind the statue of the Madonna with Child.

Statua della madonna con bambino
segni di nidificazione dei piccioni
applicazione Bird Free su monumenti
applicazione Bird Free su monumenti

Application of Bird Free in the drainage channels and circular windows.

nidificazione presso i canali di scolo
Applicazione di Bird Free per allontanare i piccioni
nidificazione piccioni
esempio di allontanamento dei piccioni con Bird Free

Further pigeon nesting treated with Bird Free

In addition, eight nests were observed behind the bases of the 13 statues on the second floor of the south facade. The bases of the statues were treated with Bird Free.

On the third floor of the south facade, all the corners of the openings above the statues were treated with Bird Free discs to prevent further perching.

Vedi il prodotto
allontanamento dei piccioni con Bird Free

The Church after the application of Bird Free

On August 21, 2018, we inspected the Church of the Spina to check if pigeons had returned to their previous nesting sites, as the Bird Free installation had been carried out on December 1, 2015. No pigeons were observed on the west, south, or east facades of the church.

20 January 2016 - Case studies

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