Pest Control Hyde

Pest Control in Hyde

Hyde is a town in the Tame Valley on the eastern edge of Greater Manchester, sitting in the SK14 postcode between Ashton-under-Lyne and Glossop. The town grew around the cotton industry and the housing reflects that history, with rows of stone and brick terraces climbing the hillsides above the River Tame. Those terraced streets bring the pest challenges common to mill towns across the north-west. Rats follow the River Tame and the smaller streams through the valley, living in the banks and moving into the edges of the built-up area. The shared drainage systems under the terraces give them underground routes between properties and any break in a drain provides direct access into buildings.

The terraces in Hyde have shared walls and often connected roof spaces, which means mice can travel between houses without ever going outside. Gaps in the stonework, crumbling mortar and spaces around original windows all provide entry points. The town centre around Market Street has shops and takeaways that generate food waste and the allotments and green spaces around the town provide breeding habitat for rodents before they move into the residential areas. The Werneth Low Country Park on the hill above Hyde brings countryside right to the edge of the town and the woodland and grassland there support rats, squirrels and other wildlife.

Grey squirrels from Werneth Low and the wooded areas along the river get into the roof spaces of houses on the higher streets. Wasp nests turn up in the stone walls, under roof slates and in garden sheds through the summer months. Fleas are a common issue in the terraced housing, particularly where cats move freely between houses and gardens. Hyde is a town with a strong working character and dealing with pest problems practically and quickly is how most people here approach it.