Pest Control Lee-On-The-Solent

Pest Control in Lee-On-The-Solent

Lee-on-the-Solent is a quiet residential town on the Solent shoreline between Gosport and Stubbington, known for its long seafront promenade and views across to the Isle of Wight. The seafront attracts gulls that nest on the flat roofs of the commercial buildings along the Marine Parade and the apartments near the shore. During the breeding season these birds become protective and aggressive and their droppings and noise cause problems for residents and business owners along the front. The beach cafes and food outlets generate waste that keeps the gulls well fed throughout the year.

The residential streets behind the seafront are mainly 1920s and 1930s semi-detached and detached houses with good-sized gardens and this inter-war housing has the construction features that give mice access. Air bricks with broken mesh, gaps around the original metal-framed windows and spaces where services pass through walls all let mice in. The gardens in Lee are generally mature and well-planted and the dense hedges and shrubs provide cover for mice right up to the walls of houses. Grey squirrels are common in the larger gardens and the trees along the main avenues and they occasionally get into loft spaces.

The old Daedalus airfield on the eastern edge of town is being redeveloped for housing and commercial use and the disturbance to the land pushes rats and field mice toward the existing residential areas. The rough grassland and scrub around the edges of the airfield site have been home to wildlife for decades. Wasp nests are found in properties across Lee through summer and the mild south-coast climate means the wasp season starts earlier and runs later than in towns further north. The sheltered position behind Gosport means Lee avoids the worst of the coastal weather, but salt air still takes its toll on mortar and woodwork over time.