Pest Control Bridlington

Pest Control in Bridlington

Bridlington is a traditional seaside town on the East Yorkshire coast with a harbour, a long sandy beach and a mix of Victorian guest houses, terraced streets and newer estates spreading inland. The coast brings its own pest challenges and gulls are right at the top of the list. Herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls nest on rooftops across the town centre, especially on the flat-roofed commercial buildings and the older hotels along the seafront. They are noisy, aggressive during nesting season and their droppings damage paintwork and block gutters. Seagull control through netting, spikes and egg management is something we do a lot of in Bridlington and the work needs to start early in the year before the birds settle in for breeding.

Rats are a constant in any coastal town and Bridlington is no different. The harbour area, the drains running down to the sea and the back alleys behind the seafront businesses all support rat activity. The older parts of town around the Old Town and the streets near the Priory have aging drainage that gives rats access to properties from below ground and takeaway food waste along the front adds to the draw. We handle rat control for homes and businesses across the town and drain surveys are often part of the solution where the same properties keep getting reinfested.

Mice, bed bugs and fleas round out the picture. The guest houses and holiday lets that Bridlington depends on can pick up bed bug problems from the constant turnover of guests and the seasonal nature of the tourist trade means buildings that sit empty over winter can develop damp, which attracts insects and creates conditions that other pests exploit. Wasps nest in the eaves of the Victorian buildings each summer and the chalk cliffs at Flamborough Head nearby mean there is always wildlife moving through the area.