Grey Squirrels

Squirrels are 35 to 53cm in length and weigh around 550 to 750g. They have grey-brown fur.

They are mainly found in mixed woodland, and in the autumn in hedgerows, gardens, and fields away from woods.

They damage tree bark, particularly sycamore and beech.

Control:
Grey Squirrels will sometime use the loft void area as a nesting site. The plentiful supply of insulation material is ideal for a suitable such site. After they have made the over large hole in the soffit box, to enable ease of access in to your loft, they become a potential hazzard! They can gnaw through electrical cables, much as mice and rats will do, and if their urine dribbles onto a live copper wire this can cause a spark.
Incidentally they can also shred any belongings that are being stored in the loft too.

We employ a humane and very quick Kania despatch trap, which is a condition of the Animal and Welfare Act 2006. This is a professional system that destroys this pest and can be used when these pests are present in your loft space.