Grey Squirrel – Pest Control
Grey Squirrels were originally introduced from America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and since then have spread widely and today they are a well-known feature of parks, gardens and woodland especially in Poole, Bournemouth and surrounding areas, producing different reactions amongst the general public and while many people enjoy seeing and feeding them, others see them as nothing more than tree rats. They are certainly very entertaining by their very nature of being extremely agile, but they remain a serious pest, not only to forestry but to homes and buildings too,...
Read MorePest Control Ferndown
The largest town in the East of Dorset is Ferndown. Over the years it has seen rapid expansion and can now boast an internationally famous golf course, a modern town centre shopping area, numerous schools, playing fields and good sports facilities, as well as good road links. Ferndown has an estimated 8,300 dwellings covering an area of 1,700 acres housing a population of 18,000 with a further area of commercial land covering 14.4 hectares. With all this “human” activity it is inevitable that wildlife will come into close conflict and cause various problems which may need some form of...
Read MoreRats in Compost Heaps
Finding rats or evidence of other pests in and around your compost bin or heap can be more than a bit worrying. Rats are known to be persistent rodents and can chew through wood, wire, plastic, and just about anything else that gets in their way. They can multiply at alarming rates if conditions are right and one pair can produce a litter every 28 days who in turn are soon able to breed themselves. They can carry diseases, including Leptospirosis, and Salmonella and if you live in an urban or rural environment, chances are that you may end up having to deal with rats at some point. Recent...
Read MorePest Control and Wasp Control Dorset
The county of Dorset is located in the south of England and its coastline forms part of the Jurassic coastline with Devon. It is an area with no motorways and contains stunning scenery and award winning beaches. It is a very popular area for tourism as it is full of historical interest from many periods including the Roman and Saxon eras. The eastern part of the county contains the larger towns of Verwood, Ferndown, West Moors, Wimborne, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole. Dorset still retains a lot of the lowland heath and woodland and is rich in wildlife of many native and migrant species...
Read MorePest Control and Wasp Control West Moors
History suggests that a settlement in Dorset was named La More in 1364 which later became Mours in 1407 and in the 1500’s became Le Moure then in the 1600’s became Moores. Today it is known as West Moors. The word moor is derived from the word moure meaning marsh and this would have been a good description of the area during this period. It was an area of heathland and marsh which drained into the nearby Moors River and few people lived in the area. In 1867 the railway arrived and with it a goods yard and links to Wimborne and Salisbury and an expanding population. It was not until 1907...
Read MorePest Control and Wasp Control Ferndown, Longham, Hampreston, Stapehill
It is believed that the name Ferndown came from the Anglo-Saxon word “Fiergen” which means wooded hill and up until 1925 many maps still showed it as two separate words. Today it still retains woodlands and heathlands around its borders and includes the communities of Longham, Hampreston, Stapehill and Tricketts Cross and is the largest town in East Dorset. In 1972 under local government re-organisation the parish was changed from Hampreston to Ferndown and it became a Town Council. Ferndown has two golf courses so it is a popular area for golfers and to the west of the town is a large...
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