Pest Control in Sedbergh

Sedbergh is a small town tucked into the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales, sitting where the River Rawthey meets the Dee and the Clough. Surrounded by fells on almost every side, the town is exposed to weather coming in from the west and gets a lot of rain, which keeps the rivers running high and the ground damp for much of the year. That moisture creates conditions that favour pests. Rats live along the riverbanks and the becks that flow through and around the town and they move between the waterside and the stone buildings in the centre. Feed stores and farms on the edge of Sedbergh add to the draw. We carry out rat control work in Sedbergh and the surrounding dale farms throughout the year.

Mice are a constant presence in the older stone buildings that make up the centre of the town. The properties along Main Street and the lanes running off it are built from local stone with thick walls full of internal cavities and mice use these voids to nest and travel without being seen. Sedbergh is also home to a well-known school and the various school buildings, boarding houses and other campus buildings need pest management just like any other older property. Mouse control in stone buildings takes careful work to find and block the routes mice are using.

Wasps nest in stone walls and roof spaces through the summer and the damp climate around Sedbergh brings cluster flies, woodlice and other moisture-loving insects into homes during the autumn months. The fells above the town are sheep country and the agricultural cycle affects pest patterns as lambing waste and feed stores attract rats in spring. Sedbergh is a small town with a strong community spirit and we cover it as part of our work across the Dales and the southern Lakes.