Pest Control Richmond

Pest Control in Richmond

Richmond is one of the most desirable areas in London, sitting on a bend of the Thames with Richmond Park on its doorstep and a town centre full of restaurants, boutiques and a famous theatre. The grand Georgian and Victorian houses along the Hill and around Richmond Green are beautiful properties, but the age and construction of these buildings means they often have gaps in the brickwork, old sash windows with worn frames and cellars that give rats and mice easy ways in. The Thames towpath from Richmond Bridge down past the water meadows is a well-known route for rats and properties backing onto the river see regular rodent activity. Richmond Park itself, while a wonderful green space, supports large numbers of grey squirrels that spread into the houses around the park edges.

Mice are common across Richmond, from the terraced streets off the Quadrant to the larger homes on Queen's Road and the Vineyard. The density of restaurants and cafes along George Street and around the station means food waste is always available and this draws mice and rats in from the surrounding areas. The older commercial buildings and their connected basements can make it tricky to deal with rodents in the town centre because they move between premises through shared walls and service ducts.

Wasps are a summer fixture in Richmond, nesting in the eaves and roof spaces of the period houses and in the outbuildings and sheds in the big gardens. Wasp removal is a regular call for us here. Pigeons roost on the ledges and window sills of the taller buildings in the town centre, creating a mess that affects businesses and flats alike. Bed bugs turn up in some of the hotels and rental properties and the high turnover of short-term lets in Richmond makes them a recurring issue in certain buildings.