Pest Control Merton Park

Pest Control in Merton Park

Merton Park is a residential area between Wimbledon and Morden, developed in the late Victorian era as one of London's early planned suburbs. The streets were laid out by John Innes, the famous horticulturalist and the houses along roads like Dorset Road, Mostyn Road and Watery Lane have a distinctive style with their arts and crafts details, large gardens and mature trees. That tree cover is wonderful to live among, but it also brings grey squirrels right up to the houses. The oaks, horse chestnuts and planes in the gardens and along the avenues give squirrels routes from tree to tree and from tree to roof and loft invasions are a common complaint from the autumn onwards. We handle squirrel problems in Merton Park regularly and the leafy character of the neighbourhood is directly connected to the frequency of these calls.

The houses here are solidly built but they are over a hundred years old in many cases and the usual age-related issues apply. Mortar joints between bricks wear down, gaps open around window frames and where extensions have been added the junction between old and new can develop cracks. Mice use all of these to get in. Mouse control in Merton Park is a year-round job, though the autumn months are the busiest when mice from the gardens and the open spaces along the Wandle trail push indoors for warmth.

The allotments at John Innes Park and the Merton Park green spaces attract rats when food is available and compost heaps and bird feeders in the large gardens can draw them in too. Rat activity in Merton Park tends to be garden-based rather than the drainage-linked problems you see closer to the town centres, which means the approach is often about removing the attraction and treating the outdoor areas rather than working inside the house. Wasp nests are a summer regular too, with the older rooflines and garden sheds providing plenty of nesting options.