Pest Control King's Lynn

Pest Control in King's Lynn

Kings Lynn is a historic port town on the Great Ouse near where the river meets The Wash. The docks and waterfront that made the town wealthy in the medieval period still shape its pest control needs today. The River Great Ouse and the Fisher Fleet, the old tidal inlet that cuts into the town centre, bring rats right into the heart of things. The quayside, the old warehouse buildings along King Street and the streets near the waterfront deal with rat activity year-round. The tidal nature of the river means mud and debris are exposed twice daily, providing feeding opportunities for rats along the entire waterfront.

The historic centre of Kings Lynn around the Tuesday Market Place, Saturday Market Place and the streets between them has some of the finest medieval merchant houses in England. These old buildings with their thick brick and stone walls, cellars and interconnected spaces are home to mice that have been making use of these properties for as long as the buildings have stood. The food businesses, restaurants and pubs around the market places create waste that draws rodents and the narrow lanes and yards behind the frontages provide sheltered routes through the town centre.

Beyond the old town, Kings Lynn has expanded with housing at Gaywood, Fairstead, North Lynn and the newer developments to the south and east. These residential areas sit on low-lying fenland and the drainage ditches that run between and around the estates carry rats from the farmland into the built-up areas. The flat agricultural land that surrounds Kings Lynn on three sides is intensively farmed and the grain stores and food processing businesses in the area support large rodent numbers that spill into the town after harvest. Wasp nests are common across the town in summer and gulls nest on flat roofs throughout the commercial centre.