Can't cut a tree till October due to birds ...is this correct?

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I posted the other day regarding this
I live in a housing association property which is next to the same housing association multi storey building.
They have lots of trees in their garden which are overgrown.
One of these trees has overgrown and it's fully resting on my roof
It's causing so much noise ,it's keeping me awake as well as damaging the roof
The housing association have said they can't trim the branches till late October incase Birds are nesting.

I'm so fed up,any little wind and the noise is unbearable
I can't sleep because of it
I'm exhausted every day and now they telling me I'm stuck like this till late October
If they had maintained their gardens in the first place this wouldn't happen
Is this correct ?

Our local council’s website says not to cut between March and August because of the risk of disturbing nests (that’s the illegal bit, disturbing nests or bat roosts)

Yes it's correct

I'm really annoyed about it
Obviously if that's legal it's legal but the fact they've let it get in such a overgrown state

If its within 10 metres of the property it can be cut at any time of the year. Got mine done a few weeks back, mine were within 3 metres.

Google it, it will tell you.

Most reputable companies won't do it as your still risking disturbing a nest which can kill a baby bird!! OP ear plugs are your best bet and be nice to them and ask for a date to be booked in ASAP for the end of October. I do know where your coming from the farm behind us is having a new barn built so we got woken by cows being moved at 6am today!

@sleepyscientist tried ear plugs,white noise etc
Nothing drowns it out
Just constant scrapping and banging off the branches on the roof tiles

As long as they check for nests, it can be done. The local council here have been busily cutting down trees all bloody summer, as do Network Rail.

Guy next door to me has recently had a company in to cut down a load of his trees, it was a proper tree surgeon, so some companies will cut them down at this time of year.

October is ridiculous, I would get back in to them.

It is an offence to disturb nesting birds, as OPs have said if there are no nests you can cut the tree.

Its bonkers of them not to sort this if it’s damaging the building

You don’t need to wait while it continues on damage your property, no.
Tbh I think you’re going to get further with this argument than the argument that it’s disturbing you, because they won’t care it’s disturbing you (sorry) but won’t want to be liable for damage to the roof.

Its correct but it's not a catch all. If it's causing damage to your property there should be some flexibility. Stress that it is causing damage to the roof and that they will need to repair that too.

In the meantime, sleep in a different room or downstairs if you can.

Bird nesting season is officially March to August, so should be fine to cut from September 1st. No reason to wait till the end of October.

Not much chance of bats roosting in the problem branches - much more likely in holes/splits in the trunk and larger branches. I doubt there's much chance of birds nesting either - no reason why this can't be sorted out in early September.