Pest Control Broxbourne

Pest Control in Broxbourne

Broxbourne is a small town in Hertfordshire sitting along the western bank of the River Lee, with the Lee Navigation canal running parallel and the Lee Valley Country Park stretching along the eastern side. The town is a mix of older Victorian and Edwardian houses near the station and High Road, inter-war and post-war housing in the residential streets and some newer developments. The river and canal provide a constant corridor for rats. Brown rats travel along waterways naturally, using the bankside vegetation and towpath for cover and properties close to the Lee and its canal see more rat activity than those further back. We deal with rat control across Broxbourne throughout the year and the streets closest to the water are always the busiest.

The residential areas away from the river have their own pest pressures. Mice are common in the older properties along the High Road and in the terraced streets near the station, where shared walls and aging buildings and drainage give them routes between buildings. Mouse problems peak in the colder months but can occur at any time, especially in houses near the nurseries and horticultural sites that still operate in parts of the Lee Valley. The mix of green space, water and suburban housing around Broxbourne supports a range of pests year-round.

Wasps nest in the eaves and soffits of the older buildings every summer and the garden sheds and outbuildings across the residential areas provide plenty of alternative nesting sites. Squirrels from the parkland and the mature trees along the river get into lofts where branches overhang and squirrel damage to wiring and insulation is something we see regularly in the streets bordering the Lee Valley. Foxes are common across the area and the combination of the river corridor and the countryside to the north of town means there is always wildlife moving through Broxbourne.