Pest Control in Tetbury

Tetbury is a handsome Cotswold market town famous for its antique shops, the Market House raised on stone pillars in the centre of town and its proximity to Highgrove House, the home of the King. The town sits on a hill above the River Avon and the streets around the Market House, Long Street and Church Street are lined with fine stone buildings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These beautiful buildings do have pest vulnerabilities. The Cotswold stone and lime mortar that give Tetbury its character develop gaps and cracks over the centuries and mice are well practised at finding their way through these openings. Mouse control in the older properties of Tetbury requires a sensitive approach, using proofing materials that are appropriate for listed and period buildings.

The surrounding farmland and the water meadows along the River Avon support brown rats, which follow the stream courses and field boundaries toward the town. Rat control is needed regularly for properties near the lower ground and the watercourses and the older drains beneath the town centre can also provide routes for rats to enter buildings from below. The antique shops and restaurants along Long Street generate food waste that attracts rodents to the commercial centre and the service areas behind the main street need careful management to keep on top of things.

The large gardens behind the main street properties, some stretching down toward the river, support grey squirrels that move between the mature trees and the roof spaces of nearby buildings. Wasp nests are a regular summer feature, found in old stone walls, garden outbuildings, beneath stone roof tiles and in loft spaces. Tetbury takes pride in its appearance and its heritage and pest management that respects the character of the town's buildings is important to maintaining what makes this place special.