Pest Control Balls Green

Pest Control in Balls Green

Balls Green is a tiny settlement in the East Sussex Weald, tucked among the lanes between Wadhurst and Ticehurst. There is little more than a handful of houses here, surrounded by farmland, orchards and patches of ancient woodland. In a spot this small and this rural, pest control is closely tied to the surrounding landscape. Brown rats are a year-round presence around farms and smallholdings and they move into domestic properties when food or shelter is available. Log stores, compost heaps and garden sheds provide nesting sites close to the house and from there the rats try to get inside. Our rat control service covers Balls Green and the lanes around it.

Mice are a winter certainty for most properties in rural locations like this. The older cottages have sandstone walls with lime mortar that erodes over time, creating small gaps that mice squeeze through. Once inside, they nest in wall cavities, under floorboards and in any loft insulation they can reach. A couple of mice in October can become a dozen by Christmas if nothing is done. We handle mouse control in Balls Green with proofing included, because sealing the entry points is the only way to get a lasting result in a countryside setting.

The ancient woodland in this part of the Weald supports grey squirrels and properties with mature trees near the roofline are vulnerable to squirrels entering loft spaces. They cause genuine damage to electrical wiring and timber and the sooner they are dealt with the less it costs to put right. Wasps nest in roof spaces, sheds and sometimes in the ground during summer and the quiet nature of the hamlet means nests often develop undisturbed until they are large. Our wasp removal service covers the Weald area throughout the warmer months.