Pest Control Hungershall Park

Pest Control in Hungershall Park

Hungershall Park is a residential area on the northern edge of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, set among mature trees and large gardens on the higher ground above the town centre. The houses here are predominantly Victorian and Edwardian, many substantial detached and semi-detached properties set in generous plots with long-standing planting. The mature tree canopy that gives the area its leafy, secluded feel is also what drives much of the pest activity. Grey squirrels are common in the trees and they move readily from branches to roofs, chewing through fascia boards and soffits to get into loft spaces. Squirrel damage to wiring and insulation is one of the most frequent pest concerns in an area like this.

The age and size of the properties in Hungershall Park mean there are plenty of voids, cavities and roof spaces for mice to occupy. The original construction has developed gaps over a century or more of use and mice find routes through the buildings that the occupants are rarely aware of. Brown rats are active in the larger gardens, particularly where compost heaps, log piles and outbuildings provide shelter. The quiet, wooded character of the streets means rats can move between gardens along the dense hedge lines and through the undergrowth without being noticed.

In summer, wasp nests are common in the complex rooflines of the period properties and in the garden sheds, summer houses and outbuildings that come with this kind of property. The sheltered, warm gardens with their mature trees and thick borders provide excellent nesting conditions. Hungershall Park is one of the most desirable parts of Tunbridge Wells and the very things that make it attractive, the trees, the gardens and the period architecture, are the same things that keep pest activity running through every season.