Grey Squirrel Control Services

Have you heard something rustling in your attic or loft and suspect squirrels? As adorable as squirrels might be, they can be an incredibly destructive and distressing pest to have in your home or work.

Action Pest Control get many call-outs for squirrels every year and this is in part due to the damage they cause to your home and the noises squirrels make at night, which can be very distressing.

Action Pest Control suggest people have more problems with squirrels during the spring and autumn when they’re looking for food.

Not native to the UK, Grey Squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis are invasive pests. As their numbers have increased in the UK, so to has the damage they cause. Grey squirrels are also responsible for the decline in numbers of native red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris.

As well as causing physical damage and noise complaints, like other rodents, squirrels can cause contaminations.

Grey squirrels can cause damage when they enter roof spaces of houses and buildings. For example, they can:

• Chew on woodwork and ceilings
• Strip insulation from electrical wires
• Tear up fibreglass insulation
• Contaminate cold water tanks with urine and droppings.

As well as causing physical damage and noise complaints, like other rodents, squirrels can cause contaminations.

People also report sleep issues due to the loud noises they make at night while they’re scuttling around your attic. Squirrels are most active before sunrise, especially in winter, but ends well before sunset. Their peak activity is activity is four and five hours before daybreak.

Grey squirrels often associate humans with food, meaning they sometime approach people. Some people fear being attacked, however it’s very rare for a squirrel to actually attack!

In gardens and allotments, they can take fruit, raid nests of small birds and dig holes in lawns to bury food.

These are the seven signs easiest signs to spot when looking for evidence of squirrels in your home or loft.

1. Scratching and rustling sound from your loft or a wall cavity
2. Spotting droppings in the loft – although you might need a pest controller to identify these droppings
3. Smell of urine in the loft area might indicate the infestation has been going on some time
4. Spotting lots of other squirrels around your property, particularly near your roof or on high fences
5. Fruit and nuts being stolen from bird feeders, or the feeders being disturbed/knocked over
6. Bark being stripped from trees in your garden
7. Holes in vents or damage to your insulation foam.

If you’ve noticed a few of these signs, then it might be time to call us.