Pest Control Campden Hill

Pest Control in Campden Hill

Campden Hill is one of the most exclusive parts of Kensington, a quiet residential enclave on high ground between Holland Park and Kensington High Street. The housing is overwhelmingly grand: large Victorian and Edwardian villas, many of them Grade II listed, set behind high walls and surrounded by mature gardens. Holland Park wraps around the northern and western edges and the combination of parkland, ancient trees and well-tended private gardens creates a rich environment for wildlife and for pests. Grey squirrels are a constant presence here. The park is home to hundreds of them and they move freely between the parkland trees and the roof spaces of the houses along Campden Hill Road, Aubrey Road and Observatory Gardens. The damage they cause to wiring and insulation in these valuable properties can be severe.

The period properties on Campden Hill may be beautifully maintained, but their age and construction mean mice are a regular problem. Older brickwork, original sash windows and the complex internal layouts of houses that have been altered many times over 150 years all create routes that mice use to move through the building. Basements are common in these large houses and basement kitchens or utility areas are often where mice are first noticed. Rats are less visible on the surface in an area like this, but the Victorian drainage beneath these streets is aging and cracked pipes can give rats direct access to the lower levels of buildings. A drain survey is often the first step when we investigate a rat problem in a Campden Hill property.

Holland Park also brings a bird dimension to pest control here. Pigeons roost on the ledges and parapets of the larger buildings and the park's peacocks, while charming, attract other birds that can cause fouling on nearby properties. In summer, wasp nests appear in the ornate rooflines and behind the decorative features of the Victorian villas. Campden Hill is a prestigious address and the pest work here is about protecting the fabric and value of buildings that have stood on this hillside for over a century.