Pest Control Markbeech

Pest Control in Markbeech

Markbeech is a tiny village near the Kent and Surrey border, set in rolling countryside between Hever and Edenbridge. The village has a Victorian church, a pub and a handful of houses and farms spread along the lanes. The land around here is mostly pasture and woodland, with streams feeding into the Eden Brook and eventually the River Eden. The damp ground and the woodland edges create good habitat for rats, which use the watercourses and hedgerows to move around and turn up at properties where food scraps, animal feed or fallen fruit are within reach. We carry out rat control in Markbeech and the farms and houses in the surrounding area.

Mice are a ongoing problem in a village like this. The older cottages and farmhouses have traditional construction with the gaps and cracks that come with age and the surrounding fields supply a constant stream of mice looking for warmth and food in buildings. We provide mouse control that combines treatment with proofing work, because in a rural setting like Markbeech the only long-term solution is to make the building itself as mouse-proof as possible.

Grey squirrels are common in the wooded areas around the village and they do get into roof spaces, where the damage they cause to cables and insulation can be costly. Wasp nests appear in the barns, sheds and older buildings through the summer and the warm sheltered spots in traditional roofs and stone walls are especially attractive to queen wasps looking for a site in spring. We handle wasp removal quickly and efficiently. The countryside around Markbeech is gentle and attractive, but the combination of old buildings, water and woodland means the pest pressure is constant and having someone who knows the area and can respond quickly makes a real difference.