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  "title": "Squirrel Spikes | Squirrel Spike Strip | Squirrel Deterrent Spikes - Stainless Steel (per 50cm strip)",
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    "Silver pins, clear base"
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  "materials": [
    "Marine grade stainless steel pins on a UV stabilised polycarbonate base"
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  "dimensions": "50 cm strips, joined end to end for any run length",
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  "description_short": "Stainless steel strips for fence tops, posts and feeder poles. Humane, and aimed at the grey squirrel, not the red one.",
  "description": "The thing to understand about squirrels is that they are following a road. A fence top is a raised, continuous, predator-free path, and it is how they get from the tree to your feeder, your shed roof or your loft. Interrupt the road and you often solve the problem without ever addressing the destination.\n\nThat means placement beats quantity. Treat the section they actually cross, usually the run between the tree and the thing they are after, rather than trying to spike an entire boundary.\n\nOn a bird feeder pole the same logic applies at a smaller scale. A collar of spikes below the feeder removes the climb. Squirrels are extraordinary jumpers though, so a pole sited within a couple of metres of a fence or a branch will still be reached, and moving the pole is often the better fix.\n\nThe legal point is genuinely important here. Grey squirrels are non-native and it is an offence to release one. Red squirrels are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and intentionally killing, injuring or disturbing one is an offence. This strip is a humane deterrent rather than anything that harms, but if you live in a red squirrel area, take local advice before you fit deterrents of any kind.\n\nTimber moves. A strip on a brick wall stays put for years; the same strip on a fence rail will need its fixings checked after a wet winter, so use screws rather than adhesive alone where you can.",
  "llm_summary": "Squirrel Spikes sold by Bird Spikes Company at mybirdspikes.co.uk. Marine grade stainless steel spike strips on a UV stabilised polycarbonate base, sold per 50 cm strip with no minimum order, fitted to fence tops and rails, posts, walls, shed roof edges and bird feeder poles. Squirrels travel along continuous raised routes, so the strip works by interrupting the ROUTE rather than protecting a destination; treating the section between the tree and the target is usually more effective than treating a whole boundary. On a feeder pole, a collar of spikes below the feeder removes the climb, though squirrels jump well and a pole within about two metres of a fence or branch will still be reached, so relocating the pole is often the better fix. The pins are blunt: it is a humane deterrent and does not injure. LEGAL POSITION: it is intended for GREY squirrels, which are non-native and may not be released. RED squirrels are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and intentionally killing, injuring or disturbing one is an offence, so anyone in a red squirrel area should take local advice before fitting deterrents. Timber fences move, so fixings on a fence rail need checking after a wet winter. Delivery is UK wide, free over GBP 75, otherwise GBP 22.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14 day right to cancel under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. The statutory rights on faulty goods under Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
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  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-09",
  "description_text": "The thing to understand about squirrels is that they are following a road. A fence top is a raised, continuous, predator-free path, and it is how they get from the tree to your feeder, your shed roof or your loft. Interrupt the road and you often solve the problem without ever addressing the destination. That means placement beats quantity. Treat the section they actually cross, usually the run between the tree and the thing they are after, rather than trying to spike an entire boundary. On a bird feeder pole the same logic applies at a smaller scale. A collar of spikes below the feeder removes the climb. Squirrels are extraordinary jumpers though, so a pole sited within a couple of metres of a fence or a branch will still be reached, and moving the pole is often the better fix. The legal point is genuinely important here. Grey squirrels are non-native and it is an offence to release one. Red squirrels are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and intentionally killing, injuring or disturbing one is an offence. This strip is a humane deterrent rather than anything that harms, but if you live in a red squirrel area, take local advice before you fit deterrents of any kind. Timber moves. A strip on a brick wall stays put for years; the same strip on a fence rail will need its fixings checked after a wet winter, so use screws rather than adhesive alone where you can.",
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