Pest Control in Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland sits where the River Wear meets the River Gaunless in south-west County Durham, a market town that has served as the seat of the Prince Bishops for centuries. Auckland Castle and its parkland dominate the northern end of the town, while the long Market Place and the streets running off Newgate Street form the commercial heart. The town has a mix of old stone buildings, Victorian terraces and modern housing and the two rivers that converge here are the main drivers of rat activity. Brown rats thrive along both the Wear and the Gaunless, using the riverbanks, the old stone bridges and the drainage channels as a network. Properties along Etherley Lane, near the Gaunless and in the streets closest to the river see the most consistent rat pressure.

The terraced housing around Cockton Hill, Woodhouse Close and the streets off Newgate Street was built to house the town's growing workforce in the nineteenth and early twentieth century and these rows of homes have the familiar features that mice exploit: shared walls, connected loft spaces, suspended floors with airbrick ventilation and gaps around pipework and utility connections. Mouse control in terraced streets often needs a wider view than just one property, because mice use the connected structures to move freely between houses.

Bishop Auckland's position between the Durham coalfield to the east and the open dales to the west means it draws pest pressure from both directions. The surrounding farmland sends field mice towards the town from late summer, while the former mining communities that have grown into the town's edges bring their own legacy of older housing and rough ground. Wasp nests are a regular summer problem in roof voids and garden sheds across the town. Wasp removal calls run from May through to October. Our technicians cover Bishop Auckland and the surrounding communities of Shildon, West Auckland, Coundon and Spennymoor.