Pest Control Knaresborough

Pest Control in Knaresborough

Knaresborough is a market town perched on the cliffs above the River Nidd in the HG5 postcode of North Yorkshire. The town has a dramatic setting, with the castle ruins overlooking the river gorge and the viaduct spanning the valley. The old town climbs from the riverside up to the market square and the housing ranges from period properties in the centre to Victorian terraces, inter-war estates and modern developments on the edges. The River Nidd is the biggest factor in rat activity. Brown rats live along the riverbanks and in the gorge and they move from the water into the gardens and commercial areas on both sides. The pubs, restaurants and cafes that serve the tourist trade generate food waste that keeps them in the area.

The older buildings in the town centre have the characteristic stone and brick construction of North Yorkshire and the gaps that develop in aging mortar, around window frames and where services pass through walls give mice routes inside. The terraced rows near the station have shared walls and sometimes connected roof spaces that let mice travel between properties. The cold winters drive mice indoors early and once they find a warm spot in a cavity wall or roof space they settle in for the season. The farmland around the town keeps field mice numbers high and their annual autumn movement into buildings is predictable.

The woodland in the Nidd gorge and the mature trees in the parks support grey squirrels that get into the roof spaces of properties on the cliffside. Squirrel damage is a common call-out for the houses closest to the gorge. Wasp nests turn up in the stone walls, under roof tiles and in garden sheds through the warmer months. Knaresborough is one of the most picturesque towns in Yorkshire and the combination of the river, the gorge and the older buildings keeps pest control work varied and constant.