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How remove bird poo from real grass/lawn
Hi everyone, I am looking for advice on how to best remove bird poo (mainly pigeons, sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, crows, magpies, blue tits) from our (real) grass/lawn. Loving feeding them and seeing them in the garden but the poo is a problem. I've localised the area where we are leaving food for them, but it is covered in bird poo. Does anyone have advice on how to clear it off the grass without using anything that could kill the grass/insects etc? Thank you!

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When it's dry it will probably just brush off with a stiff bristle brush. Otherwise use a hose with an attachment that gives you a jet setting and blast it off.
It won't do any harm to the grass if you just leave it - but I understand not wanting to let it build up if you perhaps have little ones crawling around.
Some very dilute disinfectant might help. Do a test first.
Wait until the geese come.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I would probably be more inclined to go for the brushing option. I meant with a long handled stiff yard broom rather than getting up close and personal so you're unlikely to inhale much - but nowadays we all have masks lying around if it is a concern.
If you effectively 'wash' the grass every day you could end up with a bit of a mud patch which will make it harder to get rid of the poo and make everything a whole lot messier. Every few days should be ok though.
You say you have localised the feeding area but perhaps you could consider paving slabs or similar hard surface below the feeder - that would be much easier to clean on a regular basis and would be less wasteful of water. Your daughter can still enjoy feeding her birds whilst also learning that "what goes in must come out" applies to her avian friends as well