Pest Control Wadhurst

Pest Control in Wadhurst

Wadhurst is a large village in the Sussex High Weald, set on a ridge above the valleys of small streams that feed into the River Teise. The village has a handsome high street with tile-hung and weatherboarded buildings, a church with one of the finest collections of iron grave slabs in the country and a surrounding landscape of woods, pasture and farmsteads. The age and character of the buildings in the village centre mean that mouse problems are common. Older properties with timber frames, stone footings and original brickwork inevitably have gaps that mice can squeeze through and the steady supply of food from kitchens and stored goods keeps them coming back.

The farmland and woodland surrounding Wadhurst support healthy rat numbers and properties on the edges of the village see regular rat activity. Farm buildings, feed stores and compost heaps all draw them in and from there it is a short journey into a house or garage. The streams and wet ground in the valleys below the village also provide ideal rat habitat. Inside the village, the older drainage network can be a weak point, with cracked pipes giving rats an underground route into properties. A proper drain survey often turns up the source of a problem that baiting alone would only control temporarily.

The wooded setting brings squirrels into regular contact with homes and squirrel damage to loft insulation and wiring is a familiar problem for homeowners on the wooded lanes around the village. Wasps nest freely in the outbuildings, sheds and older roof spaces that are scattered across the area and wasp nest removal keeps us busy here through the summer months. The High Weald is a wonderful place to live, but the mix of old buildings, farmland and woodland means that.