If you’re starting work out in your garden think about your compost heap. Rats love living in them . To stop this happening place your heap on some concrete slabs to stop rats burrowing in from below. One golden rule never use your heap to compost cooked food, use a wormery for that sort of waste....

With more local council’s now using multiple bins for your waste and recycling, it is giving rats more opportunities to invade your property in search for food. When you place your waste or recycling in your bins ensure the lids can close and if it has some sort of lock use it, especially on food...

If you keep chickens you are more likly to have visits from rats and mice.  To help stop this, if you keep the underside of your coup clear of debris so you can see all the way under, it will reduces the likly hood of rats and mice making it their home. The poultry feed sould be kept in metal...

FEEDING BIRDS We all love helping the birds this time of year but in some cases it can bring mice and rats to your garden. To reduce this from happening, just keep the area under the table clean and tidy. Even better place the table on paving slabs, it makes sweeping the spilled food up a lot...