Pest Control Selsdon

Pest Control in Selsdon

Selsdon is a suburban area in the CR2 postcode on the southern edge of Croydon. It sits up on high ground with Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve to the south and open countryside stretching towards Farleigh and Warlingham. The housing is mostly made up of 1920s and 1930s semi-detached and detached homes built when the area was developed as a garden suburb. These well-built houses with their generous gardens and proximity to woodland create conditions that regularly bring pests into contact with residents. Squirrels are one of the most common call-outs in Selsdon. The nature reserve and mature trees along Addington Road provide a highway for grey squirrels and they get into loft spaces through gaps where roof tiles have shifted or where soffits have started to soften.

Mice are active across Selsdon throughout the year but the numbers pick up noticeably once the weather cools. The 1930s houses have cavity walls and older airbricks that give mice plenty of ways in. Once they are inside the wall cavity they can move through the whole house and the first sign of trouble is often droppings in a kitchen drawer or scratching sounds at night. The bird feeders and well-stocked gardens that are typical of Selsdon only add to the attraction because there is always food within easy reach.

The high ground and south-facing roofs in Selsdon make it a hotspot for wasp nests during the summer. Warm roof spaces and sheltered soffits are exactly what queen wasps look for in spring when they are choosing a nest site. Rat activity in Selsdon tends to be concentrated along the edges of the nature reserve and in gardens that back onto the woodland. Rats use the cover of undergrowth to move between the wild areas and residential gardens and properties closest to Selsdon Wood see the most activity.