Pest Control Camden Park

Pest Control in Camden Park

Camden Park is a residential area in Tunbridge Wells, made up of elegant Victorian and Edwardian houses set along tree-lined streets on the higher ground above the town centre. The properties here are typically large, many with generous gardens backing onto the wooded slopes of the common land that runs through this part of Tunbridge Wells. That closeness to woodland is one of the things that makes Camden Park attractive to live in, but it also means grey squirrels are a regular problem. The mature trees on the common and in the gardens give squirrels easy access to rooflines and they gnaw through soffits and fascia boards to get into loft spaces. Squirrel control in Camden Park usually involves removing the animals and then working out which trees or structures are giving them a route to the roof so we can prevent them coming back.

The older houses in this part of Tunbridge Wells are grand buildings, but age and their traditional construction mean there are often gaps where pipes and services enter the building, where mortar has crumbled between bricks or where extensions meet the main structure. Mice find and use these routes without hesitation, especially during autumn and winter. Mouse control in these period properties needs a careful hand. We look for the entry points, block them with materials that suit the building and set traps to deal with any mice already inside. The results are much better than baiting alone.

The Victorian drainage beneath Camden Park can develop problems over time and cracked or damaged sewers give rats a route underground and sometimes up into properties. A CCTV drain survey is often the quickest way to find and fix the problem at source. Wasp nests are common in the larger roof voids and garden outbuildings during summer and the sheltered mature gardens of Camden Park seem to encourage particularly large colonies.