Pest Control in Broughton-In-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness is a small market town at the foot of the Dunnerdale Fells, sitting where the River Duddon meets the road from Coniston. The town is centred on its square, with stone buildings, a handful of pubs and shops and houses spread along the roads that lead out towards the valleys and the coast. Broughton is properly rural, surrounded by fell farms and open countryside and the pest problems here reflect that. Rats move between farm buildings and the houses in the town, following the hedgerows and stone walls that criss-cross the landscape. The feed stores and barns on the farms around Broughton are the main draw and from there rats spread into the nearby houses. We handle rat control calls from Broughton and the surrounding area throughout the year.

Mice are a constant companion in the older stone buildings that make up much of the town. The walls are thick but full of voids and gaps and mice use these spaces to nest and move around without being seen. A stone cottage in Broughton can have mice living in the walls for months before anyone notices the signs. Mouse control work here needs to be sensitive to the character of the buildings while still being thorough enough to solve the problem. Field mice from the surrounding farmland add to the numbers, coming indoors as autumn sets in.

Wasps nest in stone walls, roof spaces and outbuildings through the summer and the damp Lakeland climate also brings cluster flies that gather in windows during autumn. The River Duddon and the becks that flow through the area support a healthy insect population, which in turn attracts spiders and other creatures into houses. Broughton is a small, quiet town but the rural surroundings mean there is always something pest-related happening and we cover the area regularly as part of our work across the southern Lake District.