Pest Control Stonebridge Green

Pest Control in Stonebridge Green

Stonebridge Green is a tiny hamlet in the TN postcode area of Kent, sitting in the Low Weald between Headcorn and Smarden. The landscape here is flat to gently rolling, with heavy clay fields, drainage ditches and scattered orchards giving way to patches of woodland. That farmland environment drives the pest picture. Rats are at home in the ditches, field margins and around the farm buildings dotted across this part of the Weald. They are drawn to any property that offers food and in a farming hamlet like this the sources can include stored grain, animal feed, poultry runs and the remains of orchard fruit. The damp clay ground holds water and suits rats well and the drainage channels that criss-cross the fields provide them with both water and cover.

The handful of properties at Stonebridge Green include older farmhouses and cottages alongside some more modern rural homes. The older buildings have the usual vulnerabilities that come with age in this part of Kent, with tile-hung walls, timber frames and original brickwork that develop gaps over time. Mice squeeze through these openings and the barns, sheds and outbuildings around the properties give them convenient shelter right next to the house. We deal with mice in rural properties across the Weald year-round and proofing the entry points is always essential to stop the problem coming back. Wasp nests are common in summer, appearing in roof spaces, outbuildings and sometimes underground where old animal burrows or gaps in the clay provide a ready-made cavity. The orchards and hedgerows support plenty of insect life for the colonies.