Pest Control Roughway

Pest Control in Roughway

Roughway is a small hamlet near Plaxtol in the Kentish Greensand Ridge, sitting in a quiet valley between Tonbridge and Borough Green. The surrounding landscape is a mix of orchards, hop gardens, arable fields and broadleaf woodland, all threaded through with streams that feed into the Bourne and eventually the Medway. Properties here tend to be older, including ragstone farmhouses, oast houses and weatherboarded cottages, many of which have stood for several centuries. The traditional construction and rural setting give Roughway its charm, but they also create the conditions that pest species find attractive.

Rats are the most common pest problem we encounter around Roughway. The orchards and hop gardens provide seasonal food and the streams and ditches running through the valley are natural rat corridors. Brown rats follow these routes from the open countryside into gardens and yards, where bird feeders, compost bins and fruit windfalls keep them fed. From there, they look for ways into buildings and older properties with ragstone walls and timber frames offer more opportunities than newer construction. Our rat control service starts with a careful survey of the property and its immediate surroundings, followed by targeted treatment and advice on making the site less attractive to rodents. Mice also find their way into homes across the Roughway area and our mouse control work covers treatment, proofing and ongoing monitoring if needed.

The many oast houses, barns and agricultural outbuildings around Roughway are ideal nesting spots for wasps during the warmer months. A nest tucked into a quiet corner of a converted oast can be hard to spot until it grows large enough to become a problem. Our wasp removal team treats nests of all sizes. We also deal with squirrel problems in this area, where fruit trees and mature woodland give grey squirrels plenty of routes to rooftops.