Reply To: Chimney pot needed for log burner and I don’t want scaffolding

[Emily Huston]

Jackdaws like building nests in open chimneys. It’s basically a huge pile of twigs blocking your chimney and possibly involving a baby jackdaw landing in your stove and making a horrible screaming noise as they call for their mum. I wouldn’t risk it, happened to my neighbour. When we put bird guards on our chimneys the chimney sweep did it from long ladders.