Humane Rabbit Control Services Across London, Kent & The South East
Manage Wild Rabbit Populations Around Your Site
Rabbits might seem like cute little furry friends, but they can be highly destructive and spread diseases to humans, livestock and pets. For agricultural premises, rabbits can damage crops and hinder land management, making it harder for you to grow and cultivate on your property.
Many other commercial sites, including hotels, transport hubs, golf courses and other sports grounds face issues caused by wild rabbits, including damage to trees, disruption and trip hazards from the holes dug by rabbits. A large rabbit population can also destroy your reputation and make your site look untidy.
To stop rabbits causing damage on your site, you need humane rabbit control to limit rabbit numbers and keep rabbits away from key areas. Pest Relief Services has extensive experience carrying out rabbit proofing and control to keep wild rabbit numbers down. Our experts control rabbits on sites across South East London, Bromley, Croydon, Crowborough, Horsham, Purley, Sutton, Sevenoaks, Sidcup, Tunbridge Wells and beyond. We tailor our rabbit removal services to suit your unique needs, so call 0800 0029 187 to book your site survey.
The Importance Of Professional Rabbit Control
Rabbit control should only be carried out by experienced professionals like Pest Relief Services, as poor-quality rabbit proofing is highly ineffective. Rabbits are clever, persistent pests, so you need to make sure any rabbit proof fencing or other rabbit prevention solutions are installed correctly.
If you need to control rabbit numbers, you must ensure that the pest control is carried out humanely and safely, so that the rabbits don’t experience unnecessary suffering and that you don’t accidentally harm non-target species, such as other animals including pets and livestock.
By working with RSPH level 2 certified pest controllers like us, you can get quality rabbit fencing and rabbit control using humane cage traps, so we can ensure non-target species are released and rabbits are dispatched without significant suffering or distress. Our approach to rabbit control protects your property and the local habitat from destructive rabbits and large populations.
As well as rabbits, Pest Relief Services can also get rid of a range of common pests and nuisance wildlife, including rats, mice, squirrels, moles, foxes, ants, moths, fleas, bed bugs, carpet beetles, silverfish, cockroaches, and more. Whether you need an ongoing commercial pest control contract or a one-off rabbit proofing project, we can help, so get in touch today.
Rabbit Pest Control FAQs
Rabbits are fairly large, so a rabbit sighting is usually one of the main signs of a rabbit infestation on your commercial site. Other signs of rabbits include rabbit droppings, which are small, round pellets that are dark brown in colour and usually found in clumps. You may also see damage to crops, plants and young trees, with small tooth marks indicating the presence of rabbits. Rabbit burrows, the entrances to which look like small holes in the ground, usually near trees or bushes, also indicate the presence of rabbits.
Rabbit control is not only legal in the UK, but avoiding it could actually break the law. Under the Pests Act 1954, mainland England and Wales (excluding the City of London, the Isles of Scilly, and Skokholm Island) are designated as a rabbit clearance area, meaning they need to be free from large populations of rabbits. Landowners have a responsibility by law to keep down rabbit numbers for the good of the nation’s habitat and agricultural industry. However, it’s also important that wild rabbits don’t endure unnecessary suffering, such as being caught in painful traps, as their welfare is protected under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. When you book rabbit control with Pest Relief Services, we’ll ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the law.
Rabbits breed rapidly, hence the expression ‘breeding like rabbits’. A single doe (female rabbit) can produce 5 or more litters in a year, each with between 1- 12 kits (babies). Gestation is only around 30 days and does can become pregnant again less 24 hours after giving birth. As such, what starts as a few rabbits can quickly escalate into a major rabbit problem.
Domestic rabbits are very different from wild rabbits, as they are usually bold colours that don’t blend in with the environment, and are often more friendly towards people than wild rabbits. If you see a domestic rabbit on your site, this is likely an escaped or released pet. The best course of action is to try and catch the rabbit and take it to a local animal rescue centre. If it’s not possible to catch the rabbit, share details with local rescues and they might be able to trace the owner.
The best way to get rid of rabbits for good is to work with Pest Relief Services. Our team can install rabbit proofing, including rabbit fences, to protect vital parts of your property. Where there are already established rabbit burrows, we can humanely dispatch the existing rabbits to ensure they can’t cause further damage to crops, livestock, trees, property and the ecosystem. Every site is unique, so Pest Relief Services will devise a rabbit pest control plan that meets your specific needs, so get in touch today.
