Pest Control Gun Green

Pest Control in Gun Green

Gun Green is a hamlet on the edge of the Romney Marsh in Kent, close to the small town of Hamstreet and the Royal Military Canal. The landscape here marks the transition between the higher ground of the Weald and the flat, open marshland that stretches south towards the coast. The Royal Military Canal, built during the Napoleonic era, runs close by and creates a waterway that rats use as a highway through the area. The canal banks, with their earth burrows and dense vegetation, support a steady rat population and properties near the water are among the most likely to experience rat problems. Our technicians understand the link between waterways and rodent activity and take this into account when planning treatment.

Properties in Gun Green include traditional Kentish cottages, farm buildings and more modern homes. The older buildings, with their brick and weatherboard construction, tend to have more gaps and openings where mice can enter. Field mice and house mice both cause issues here, contaminating stored food and leaving droppings in kitchens, airing cupboards and roof spaces. Mouse control is most effective when it combines treatment with proofing and our technicians will always advise on how to seal the gaps that are letting mice in.

The mix of water, farmland and hedgerows around Gun Green also supports good numbers of wasps during the summer. Nests turn up in the usual spots, including roof voids, garden sheds and old rabbit holes in banks. The sheltered south-facing aspects of many rural buildings make them attractive to queen wasps looking for a nest site in spring. By late summer, a colony can contain several thousand workers and become genuinely dangerous if disturbed. Wasp removal is a quick and safe job for our trained teams and we can usually attend the same day. We cover Gun Green and the wider Hamstreet area regularly.