Pest Control in Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis tumbles down steep hills to the sea on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, a small and famously picturesque town where the ancient Cobb harbour curves out into Lyme Bay. The town's narrow streets, tightly packed cottages and steep gardens make it a charming place to visit, but this same dense, sloping layout creates a challenging pest environment. Water runs constantly downhill through the town's old drains and culverts and the combination of damp ground, aging stone walls and properties built into the hillside gives rats routes and shelter from the seafront right up to the higher streets. Our rat control in Lyme Regis contends with the town's unique topography, where gravity, water and centuries-old construction all work in the rats' favour.

The River Lim runs through the centre of town and out to sea past the Marine Parade and its wooded banks above the town support rat activity that follows the water down into the built-up area. The steep cliffs and unstable ground that make Lyme Regis famous for fossil hunting also mean the land is constantly shifting, opening new cracks and spaces that rodents can exploit. Mice are common in the older cottages and period properties that make up much of the town's housing, where stone walls, timber floors and uneven foundations provide countless entry points. The holiday lets and second homes that are a feature of Lyme can go unoccupied for stretches and unheated, empty properties are attractive to mice looking for undisturbed shelter.

Seagulls are a constant presence along the seafront and harbour area, nesting on rooftops and scavenging from visitors. Wasps thrive in the warm, south-facing town, nesting in stone walls and garden terraces. For mouse control, wasp removal and seagull control in Lyme Regis, we understand the specific challenges of working in a steep coastal town where age, water and the landscape itself all play a role in the pest problems residents and businesses face.