Pest Control Oakham

Pest Control in Oakham

Oakham is the county town of Rutland, the smallest county in England and it sits in a gentle landscape of rolling farmland, stone villages and Rutland Water just to the east. The town has a historic core around the castle and market place, with older stone and brick buildings lining the High Street and the streets radiating from it. Further out, modern housing estates have spread to the north and east. The surrounding farmland is a major factor in pest activity. Rats move between the agricultural land and the edges of town, following hedgerows and ditches and they are drawn to anywhere food is stored or wasted. We deal with rat control across Oakham and the Rutland area and the autumn months always see a rise in calls as rats look for food and shelter closer to buildings.

Mice are the other year-round constant. The older properties in the town centre have stone and brick walls that develop gaps and cracks over time and mice squeeze through these into wall cavities, under floors and up into loft spaces. On the newer estates, gaps around service entries and under doors are more common routes. A good mouse control job always includes proofing work to seal these entry points, because just trapping or baiting without closing the gaps gives only a short-term fix.

Wasps are a big part of our summer workload in Oakham. The town has plenty of mature gardens, allotments and open spaces where wasps build nests in the ground, in hedges and in the usual spots like loft spaces and garden sheds. We carry out wasp removal across the area. Squirrels cause trouble in the leafier parts of town and in properties near the woodland around Rutland Water, getting into roof spaces through damaged soffits and gaps under roof tiles. The damage they do to wiring makes squirrel control something to deal with sooner rather than later.