Pest Control Shorne West

Pest Control in Shorne West

Shorne West is a small cluster of properties on the western side of Shorne parish in the borough of Gravesham, sitting in the countryside between the main village and Cobham. The area is deeply rural, with houses and farm buildings scattered along narrow lanes bordered by hedgerows, woodland and open fields. This is the kind of setting where pest control is shaped entirely by the natural environment. Field mice are the most common issue, moving into buildings from the surrounding farmland and woodland from autumn through to spring. The older properties in this area have stone and brick walls with lime mortar that has weathered over decades, creating gaps that mice use as entry points without difficulty.

Brown rats are present around the agricultural buildings, field edges and the drainage ditches that criss-cross the landscape. Where properties keep horses, poultry or other animals, the stored feed and bedding attract rats and rat control in these situations needs a broader approach than just treating the main house. Looking at the whole property, its outbuildings and the surrounding land gives a much clearer picture of where rats are active and what is drawing them in.

Grey squirrels from the nearby Shorne Wood and Cobham Park woodland regularly move into roof spaces and the large mature trees in the gardens of older properties provide easy access routes to rooftops. Wasp nests turn up in barns, sheds, tree stumps and under the eaves of older buildings throughout the summer. The quiet and secluded character of Shorne West means nests can develop to a good size before anyone notices them. Our technicians cover this rural part of Gravesham alongside Shorne, Cobham, Sole Street and the surrounding villages and we bring the practical understanding that countryside pest control requires.