Pest Control Old Cryals

Pest Control in Old Cryals

Old Cryals is a tiny rural hamlet in the Tunbridge Wells postcode area, tucked away in the Kentish Weald among farms, orchards and scattered woodland. With just a handful of properties surrounded by open countryside, pest control here is driven almost entirely by the agricultural and rural landscape. Rats move freely between the surrounding fields, barns and domestic gardens, drawn by the food sources that come with farming and country life. Bird feeders, stored animal feed, compost heaps and fruit trees all attract them and in a quiet spot like Old Cryals there is very little to stop them settling in. We deal with rat control across these scattered rural properties in the TN area and understand how to manage rodent pressure in a setting where the countryside is never more than a few yards away.

Mice follow the same seasonal pattern, moving from the fields and hedgerows into houses and outbuildings as the temperature drops. The older cottages and converted farm buildings in this part of Kent have thick walls, timber frames and clay tile roofs that develop gaps and cracks over time and mice use every one of them. A thorough mouse control job in a building like this means carefully checking the whole exterior for entry points and sealing each one alongside dealing with the mice inside.

Wasps are a summer regular in rural hamlets like Old Cryals, nesting in outbuildings, sheds, under eaves and in the ground along banks and field edges. In a quiet location, nests can grow to a large size before anyone notices the traffic going in and out. We handle wasp removal and can treat nests in a single visit. Squirrels get into the roof spaces of properties near woodland and the damage they do to wiring and insulation makes prompt action worthwhile.