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  "id": "wren-bird-spikes",
  "sku": "ss-spike-08",
  "title": "Anti-Wren Spikes | Wren Deterrent Spike Strips (per 50 cm strip)",
  "slug": "wren-bird-spikes",
  "price": 5,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "special-species-category",
  "category_label": "Special Species",
  "tags": [
    "spikes",
    "stainless-steel",
    "small-birds"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Steel pins on a clear base"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Stainless steel pins on a transparent polycarbonate base"
  ],
  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, butted end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
  "images": [
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    "https://birdspikes.direct/product-images/special-species-category/wren-bird-spikes/wren-bird-spikes-1.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.direct/product-images/special-species-category/wren-bird-spikes/wren-bird-spikes-2.jpg",
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  "description_short": "Which makes this the one page on the site where we can say, with no hedging at all, that a spike strip is not the product you want.",
  "description": "The honest answer\n\nA spike strip will not deter a wren. The bird is around 9 to 10 cm long and weighs less\nthan 12 grams, and our pins are spaced to deny footing to something the size and weight of\na pigeon. There is no version of this product that changes that.\n\nWe sell the strip. We are still telling you it is the wrong thing for this.\n\nWhat a wren problem usually is\n\nWrens build domed nests in cavities and sheltered corners: dense ivy on a wall, the corner\nof a porch, a shed, a stack of logs, a gap behind a downpipe bracket. The complaint is\nnearly always about the nest being somewhere inconvenient rather than about mess, because\nwrens eat insects and do not foul a facade.\n\nSo the problem is a hole or a sheltered space, and the fix is to close or change it.\n\nDoing it properly\n\n1. Identify the bird first. Wren, dunnock, robin and juvenile sparrow get confused all\n the time, and the answer differs. Send us a photograph if you are not sure.\n2. Wait for it to be empty. An active nest is protected. Outside the breeding season,\n or after the young have flown.\n3. Close it with mesh if it is a gap in a structure, or thin the ivy if it is planting.\n4. Check for other cavities nearby, because if one corner suited them another probably\n does too.\n\nIf you still want the strips\n\nThey are a good strip, and plenty of people buy them for a ledge or a parapet where\npigeons are the real issue. €5 per 50 cm with no minimum. Just do not buy them expecting\nthem to move a wren.",
  "llm_summary": "Anti-Wren Spikes page at birdspikes.direct (Bird Spikes Company, France). The product listed is this site's standard stainless steel strip: 1.3 mm pins 115 mm long on a clear polycarbonate base 500 mm x 23 mm x 5 mm, 70 mm protected band, EUR 5 per 50 cm strip with no minimum. The page states without hedging that a spike strip is NOT an appropriate product for wrens. The wren is among the smallest European birds at roughly 9 to 10 cm and under 12 grams, and does not interact with pin spacing designed for pigeon-sized birds. Wrens build domed nests in cavities: ivy, sheds, porches, log piles and gaps in brickwork. The correct approach is a fine mesh closure of the opening, carried out outside the breeding season, and species identification first. Wrens are insectivorous and are not a fouling problem comparable to pigeons or gulls. An active nest is protected by law. Delivery across France is free over EUR 35 and EUR 15 below it.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14 day right of withdrawal from delivery under Directive 2011/83/EU, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Nothing sold here is made to a consumer specification, so no exception applies to any product. Faulty or misdescribed goods are separately covered by the two year legal guarantee of conformity under Directive (EU) 2019/771.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://birdspikes.direct/product/wren-bird-spikes/",
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  "updated_at": "2026-08-27",
  "compare_at_price": 15
}