Richard Bell's Wild West Yorkshire nature diary
Tuesday,
27th February, 2007
WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE of a grant that's available to have our cavity
walls insulated. The house was built in 1936, so it's about time we
had it done. The job involves drilling holes from the outside then pumping in
a silicon 
spray
and loosely packed mineral insulation.
As well as saving on our heating bills this will help prevent birds getting
trapped in the cavity wall. Our (joined on) neighbours are having their side
of the semi-detached done too. On two occasions recently they've heard the fluttering
of a starling trapped at the front upstairs of the house then
later they've heard it under the kitchen floor. As they're doing some work in
the kitchen at the moment they were able to take up one of the floorboards and
the bird found it's way up and out of the back door.