'Anti-bird' spikes on Bristol trees outrage environmentalists

Wealthy residents cause uproar by rendering trees 'literally uninhabitable' say activists

Pigeon Spikes
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Wealthy residents in Bristol have fitted trees with “anti-bird spikes” in a bid to protect their expensive cars from droppings, “outraging environmentalists,” says The Independent.

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