Pest Control Putney

Pest Control in Putney

Putney sits on the south bank of the Thames, famous for its bridge, the rowing clubs and the busy High Street that climbs from the river up towards the heath. The area has a strong residential character with Victorian and Edwardian houses making up the bulk of the housing, though there are newer developments along the river and near the station. The Thames is the starting point for understanding rat activity in Putney. The riverbank at Putney Wharf, the boathouses and the embankment wall all provide shelter and food for rats and from there they move south into the residential streets through the underground drainage. The Victorian sewers under Putney are extensive and aging and broken junctions are one of the most common ways rats reach properties away from the water. We carry out rat control in Putney as one of our core services in the area and drain surveys are a standard part of the process.

The residential streets between the High Street and Putney Common are filled with period houses that have been lived in, extended and converted for over a century. Mice are the most common pest call in Putney. The party walls in the terraces, the gaps around period sash windows, the junction between rear extensions and the original house and the voids behind built-in cupboards and fireplaces all provide routes and nesting spaces for mice. Mouse control in Putney is a daily job for us and the period housing means every property is slightly different in terms of where the mice are getting in.

Putney Common and the Lower Common to the east provide green space and mature trees that support grey squirrels and the houses bordering the commons see squirrel problems from autumn onwards when the squirrels look for warm loft spaces to nest in. Wasp nests are a regular summer feature across Putney, from the old houses near the river to the larger properties up towards the heath. Putney's combination of river, commons and period housing makes it one of the most consistently busy areas for pest control in South West London.