Squirrel Trapping in Great Shelford
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This is not folklore — it follows from the animal's breeding pattern and from the weather, and it has direct practical consequences.
The Two Litters
BPCA's guidance is that grey squirrels usually have two litters a year, in early spring and summer.
A female looking for somewhere safe and dry to have young is exactly the animal that ends up in a roof space, which is why enquiries cluster around those periods rather than being spread evenly through the year.
The Rough Pattern Through the Year
| When | What tends to happen |
|---|---|
| Late winter and early spring | Searching for a nest site ahead of the first litter. A common time for a new entry point to be made |
| Spring | Young present. The most important period to establish that before anything is sealed |
| Summer | The second litter. Same considerations |
| Late summer and autumn | Young dispersing and looking for their own space, plus animals seeking shelter as the weather turns. A second peak in enquiries |
| Winter | Squirrels do not hibernate. Activity continues, and a warm roof is more attractive rather than less |
The consequence that matters. For a good part of the year, an adult using your roof space may not be the only animal in it. Sealing the entry while dependent young are inside shuts them in — which is inhumane, and which produces exactly the odour problem in an inaccessible void that people ring us about later. Establishing whether there is a drey, and whether there are young in it, is part of the survey and not an optional refinement.
Reading the Season From the Noise
- A single animal, coming and going, with two activity peaks a day — one adult using the space
- Noise concentrated in one spot, with less travelling — possibly a nest being used rather than a route
- Faint high-pitched calls — worth taking seriously as a sign of young
- More movement than one animal could produce — young that have become mobile
- A sudden increase in autumn — frequently dispersing young looking for their own space
What It Does Not Mean
It does not mean waiting for a better time of year. A squirrel in a roof space is doing damage continuously — BPCA list gnawing on woodwork and ceilings, stripping insulation from electrical wires and tearing up fibreglass insulation — and none of that pauses for the season.
What it means is that the job is done in the right order, with the survey establishing what is actually up there before anything is trapped or sealed. That is a professional judgement rather than a delay.
Common Questions
What time of year do squirrels get into lofts?
There are two peaks: late winter into spring, when a female is looking for a nest site, and late summer into autumn, when young disperse and animals seek shelter as the weather turns.
Do squirrels hibernate?
No. Activity continues through the winter, and a warm roof space is more attractive rather than less.
Why does the season matter?
BPCA's guidance is two litters a year, in early spring and summer, so for much of the year there may be dependent young in the roof. Sealing the entry with young inside is inhumane and causes an odour problem in a void you cannot reach.
Should I wait for a better time of year?
No. The damage is continuous and does not pause for the season. What matters is that the job is done in the right order.
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