Pest Control Stourport-On-Severn

Pest Control in Stourport-On-Severn

Stourport-on-Severn grew up where the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal meets the River Severn and those two waterways still define the town today. The canal basins in the centre, the broad Severn flowing past and the green spaces along the riverbanks all create the kind of conditions rats do well in. They live along the riverbanks and canal towpath, using the dense vegetation and the shelter of the old canal-side warehouses as cover. Properties close to the river and the basins see the most rat activity and after heavy rain or when the Severn floods, rats can be pushed out of their bankside burrows and into gardens and buildings nearby. The amusement parks and food outlets along the riverside add to the attraction during the summer months.

The town has a mix of older Georgian and Victorian buildings around the canal basins and the Bridge Street area, with more modern housing estates spreading out to the north and west. The older buildings have the gaps and worn features that mice exploit, from spaces around original door frames to cracks in brickwork and openings where pipes pass through walls. The food and drink businesses around the town centre and the riverside need to manage waste carefully, as the combination of accessible food and nearby water draws rodents in quickly. Further out on the newer estates, field mice moving in from the surrounding farmland are a common issue, especially in the first few years after building. Wasp nests are common through the summer in roof spaces, wall cavities and garden sheds across Stourport and the riverside and canal corridor support the insect life that keeps colonies growing.