WASP UPDATE
Wasps are now really active in all the local areas of Dorset including Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Verwood and Ringwood in Hampshire. Wasp nests are being found in properties in roof voids, in gardens, in bushes, trees, outbuildings and even in the ground from West Moors to Sandbanks, Wimborne to Highcliffe and Branksome to Ferndown. Wasps are very good at adapting the local environment to suit their needs and this is especially true when foliage is removed to allow easier flight paths to an established wasps nest. They can also excavate soil at an alarming rate to increase underground...
Read MorePest Control and Wasp Control Highcliffe
Highcliffe is situated in Dorset to the east of Christchurch and Mudeford and to the west of Walkford, New Milton and Barton on Sea with Hinton to the north. It is a popular place for tourism and has its own golf course which is next to Highcliffe Castle. It was around 1830 that Lord Stuart de Rothesay purchased part of the estate on which he had built the castle between 1831 and 1836. Around the same time twenty properties were built in a field and a village called Newtown was born. In 1892 the name of the village was changed to Highcliffe It was not until 1900 that mains water arrived...
Read MorePest Control and Wasp Control Christchurch Dorset
The original name of Twynham, meaning “settlement between two rivers” was replaced when the priory was constructed in 1094 and the town became Christchurch. Being situated between the Stour and Avon rivers during Saxon times the harbour was one of the most important in Britain but this declined through the ages as it became inaccessible to larger vessels. It was due to the harbour and location of the town that many battles have raged in the area, not least between smugglers and exise men! A walk through the centre of Christchurch in Dorset reveals its history around every corner including...
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