Trapping is legally constrained, which is most of what makes it a professional job rather than a hardware-shop purchase.
Inspection, correct trap selection and placement, regular monitoring, lawful humane dispatch, removal, and written proofing advice. £280 for the programme.
The legal position is what most people get wrong: a trapped grey squirrel cannot lawfully be released, and traps must be checked regularly.
Squirrel control in the UK sits inside a set of legal obligations that catch people out.
This is the honest reason to use a professional. It is not that the trap is complicated.
The trap is the easy part. Everything around the trap is the job.
See our full squirrel control service, the £280 fixed price and what the programme covers.
View Squirrel Control Wealdstone →| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Inspect | Roof space and external elevations. Confirm the species. Locate entry points. |
| Assess | Number of animals, likelihood of young, routes and cache points. |
| Place | Traps positioned on active routes. Pre-baiting where the animal is cautious. |
| Monitor | Repeat visits to check and reset. Records kept. |
| Dispatch and remove | Lawfully and humanely, animal removed from site. |
| Confirm | Space verified clear before any proofing is recommended. |
| Advise | Written account of entry points and what needs closing. |
This is where the job actually ends, and it is not our part of it.
We describe what needs doing in writing. A roofer carries it out. Without it, the next squirrel finds the same hole.
Read nextSquirrel in the Loft Wealdstone – What Does £280 Cover? →If the roof void is communal, the freeholder or managing agent is normally responsible for both the trapping and the roof repair. We are happy to work to an agent's instruction, and a block-wide roof run is often better addressed once rather than flat by flat.
Carried out properly, with correct trap selection, correct placement and prompt checking, yes. Carried out badly it is not, which is the argument against leaving a trap in a loft and forgetting it.
Squirrel control is trapping-based. An animal dying inside a void is a problem of its own.
It changes the approach and the timing. Tell us when the noise started.
Roof-level work often turns up wasps — nest treatment is £90 fixed in Wealdstone, guaranteed.
Inspection, correct trap placement, regular monitoring, lawful humane dispatch, removal, and written proofing advice. £280 for the programme.
Mostly the legal position — a trapped grey squirrel cannot lawfully be released, traps must be checked regularly, and dispatch must be humane and lawful.
No. Releasing a trapped grey squirrel back into the wild is illegal in the UK.
Typically one to three weeks from first visit to confirmed clear. The price does not change with the number of visits.
No. Squirrel control is trapping-based, and an animal dying inside a void creates its own problem.
Carried out properly — correct traps, correct placement, prompt checking — yes.
We provide a written account of the entry points and what needs closing. A roofer carries out the work.
It changes the approach and timing. Tell us when the noise started.
£280 for the programme, however many visits it takes, with written proofing advice at the end.
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