Pest Control Cranleigh

Pest Control in Cranleigh

Cranleigh calls itself the largest village in England and it certainly has the feel of a small market town with its high street, shops and schools. It sits in the Surrey Hills at the southern end of a broad clay vale, surrounded by farmland, woodland and commons. The mix of older period properties in the village centre and the newer estates around the edges creates different pest challenges depending on where you live. The older cottages and houses have the usual gaps that come with age and mice get in through crumbling mortar, gaps around pipes and under ill-fitting doors. Mouse control in the older parts of Cranleigh is one of the most common calls we get and it is a year-round problem rather than just a winter one.

The farmland surrounding the village supports a healthy rat population and properties on the edges of the built-up area are most at risk. Anyone keeping chickens, horses or storing animal feed will know that rats are drawn to these food sources and they can move from the fields to a garden and then under a shed in a matter of days. Rat control in a semi-rural setting like Cranleigh works best when the treatment is backed up by good housekeeping and the removal of whatever was attracting them in the first place. Squirrels from the surrounding woods are a regular issue too and the mature trees lining the roads into the village give grey squirrels easy access to roof spaces. Squirrel removal needs to be done before they start causing damage to wiring and insulation.

In summer, wasp nests turn up everywhere from garden sheds to church lych gates. The warm sheltered spots around the older buildings and outbuildings in the village are favourite nesting sites and the surrounding heathland and commons also support ground-nesting wasps.