Pest Control Shoreham-By-Sea

Pest Control in Shoreham-By-Sea

Shoreham-by-Sea sits where the River Adur meets the coast, with the old town climbing the hillside on the west bank and the harbour, houseboats and commercial wharves spread along the river to the east. The town has real character, with the Norman church of St Mary de Haura, the medieval street pattern and the riverside buildings giving it a history that many coastal towns have lost. The older houses around the High Street, Church Street and East Street have thick flint and brick walls with all the gaps and features that mice need to get in. The converted fishermen's cottages and the older terraces along John Street and Surry Street are regular mouse call-out areas, especially during the winter months when mice move in from the riverbanks and the surrounding gardens.

The River Adur is the single biggest factor in rat activity across Shoreham. The tidal river, the mudflats and the overgrown banks on both sides provide ideal rat habitat and properties near the river on both the east and west banks deal with regular rat movement. The houseboat community along the riverbank and the commercial areas around the harbour also see rat problems connected to the water. The Adur estuary is a wildlife-rich environment but that richness includes a healthy rat population that spreads into the surrounding streets. The area around Shoreham Airport and the industrial land near the harbour brings additional pest pressures from the mix of warehouses, food businesses and open ground.

Seagulls are a major issue in Shoreham, nesting on the roofs of buildings along the High Street and the harbour and becoming aggressive during breeding season. The fishing boats and the food waste around the harbour keep gull numbers high. Wasp nests are found across the town during summer, with the old flint walls around the church and the gardens of the hillside houses above the High Street being particularly common locations. The mix of river, coast, harbour and old town makes Shoreham one of the more varied pest control areas along this stretch of the Sussex coast.