Pest Control Rotherhithe

Pest Control in Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe sits on a peninsula in the Thames in south-east London, surrounded by water on three sides. This was once one of London's busiest dock areas and the old warehouses, wharves and dock walls still shape the neighbourhood. The Thames and the old dock basins at Surrey Quays mean that rats are a constant presence. They live along the riverbanks and in the spaces beneath the old wharves and they are drawn into the residential areas by the food waste from restaurants, cafes and homes. The converted warehouse flats along the river are attractive places to live, but the old structures can have gaps and voids that rats and mice find their way into.

The housing across Rotherhithe ranges from these warehouse conversions to council estates like the Silwood Estate and modern developments around Canada Water. Mice are common in all types of housing here. In the older buildings they get in through gaps in the brickwork and around pipes, while in the newer blocks they travel through service risers and along cable routes between flats. The shops, restaurants and food outlets around Canada Water and Surrey Quays shopping centre generate waste that supports a rodent presence in the area.

Wasps nest in the rooflines and wall cavities of properties across the area during summer and Southwark Park and the Russia Dock Woodland provide green spaces where they forage. Bed bugs can be an issue in the flats and apartments, spreading between units through shared walls and corridors. The density of housing and the number of rental properties means bed bugs travel easily once they are in a building. Pigeons roost on the older commercial and warehouse buildings, creating fouling problems and foxes are common in the green spaces and along the riverfront.