Pest Control Warehorne

Pest Control in Warehorne

Warehorne is a small village on the edge of Romney Marsh in Kent, sitting on the old shoreline where the higher ground meets the flat marshland below. The village has a Norman church and a handful of houses and farms and the landscape around it is a mix of pasture, drainage ditches and the open levels of the marsh stretching away to the south. This low-lying, water-rich environment is ideal for rats. The network of drainage channels, ditches and dykes that criss-cross the marsh provide cover and a constant water supply and rats move between the marsh and the higher ground where the village sits. Properties closest to the marsh edge see the most activity, but the whole area is affected.

The older houses and farm buildings in Warehorne have the structural characteristics that make rural pest control an ongoing job. Thick stone walls with lime mortar, timber frames that have shifted over centuries and aging outbuildings all provide entry points for mice. In a hamlet this size, every house backs onto open farmland, so the supply of rodents looking for food and warmth is constant. Stored animal feed, garden waste and bird feeders all draw them in. Once mice are inside, they tend to go for kitchen areas, airing cupboards and loft spaces where they can nest undisturbed.

The marsh and its surroundings support a range of insect life too. Mosquitoes and flies are more common than in drier areas and wasp nests turn up in the outbuildings, sheds and old barns scattered around the hamlet. The pastoral farming on the marsh means fleas are carried by foxes, rabbits and sheep and domestic pets that roam the fields regularly bring them home. Warehorne is a beautiful and peaceful place, but the combination of water, old buildings and open farmland means.