Pest Control Birchington

Pest Control in Birchington

Birchington-on-Sea is a coastal village on the north Kent coast between Margate and Herne Bay, with a mix of Victorian and Edwardian houses near the centre and later housing spreading back from the seafront. The village has a quieter feel than the neighbouring resorts, with a square, a medieval church and streets of period properties that give it its own identity. The coastal position affects pest control in several ways. The salt air accelerates the weathering of mortar, timber and metalwork, opening up entry points for pests faster than in towns further inland. Mice are the most common call we get from Birchington. The older houses have worn airbricks, deteriorating mortar around window frames and sub-floor voids that mice access easily. Our mouse control in Birchington combines treatment with proofing adapted to the coastal conditions.

Brown rats are present around the village, concentrated along the stream that runs through the centre and in the gardens and allotments on the inland side. The Victorian drainage beneath the older streets has deteriorated and cracked pipe joints give rats access from the sewer to the surface. The commercial waste from the shops and takeaways in the square adds food that sustains rat activity in the centre. We carry out rat control across Birchington with drain surveys when indoor activity persists.

Herring gulls are a seasonal issue on the coast, nesting on flat roofs and chimney stacks during the breeding months and becoming noisy and aggressive when they have chicks. Our seagull deterrent service prevents nesting with appropriate systems. Wasps are active through the summer, nesting in loft spaces and behind the fascia boards of the older houses and our wasp removal service runs throughout the season.