Category: Resident
Ants
Size: 4mm
Colour: Dark brown – black
Garden Ants usually nest n outdoors in lawns, flower beds, beneath paving flags or at the base of walls.
During summer, winged females (Queens) and males leave the nest on one or two warm afternoons and take flight. Sometimes, during this flight – which lasts for two to three hours –…
Bedbugs
Approx size: 5mm long with a flat round body.
Colour: reddish brown becoming a purple after feeding.
Bedbugs are active at night and crawl or are passively transported in clothing, luggage, furniture, books or other objects. Infestations of bedbugs usually occur in bedrooms or the lounge. Bedbugs will hide where they have easy access to their host.…
Booklice
Approx size: 1-2mm
Colour – yellowish brown
How do they affect you?
Booklice are harmless in small numbers, but in large numbers they can cause significant damage to delicate materials, such as books and fur. The signs of an infestation are holes and tunnels, in which the insect hides, plus a covering of white powdery material and salt crystals. Booklice…Bats in buildings
Bats have declined in significant numbers in recent years. With the loss of many trees suitable for bat roosts, certain species have adapted to roosting in buildings, where they can be affected by any structural or renovation work or remedial timber treatment.
Bats and the law
All 15 species of British bats and their roosts are protected…Wasps
What do wasps look like?
All the wasps found in the United Kingdom, with the exception of the hornet, are very similar, with black and yellow bands on their body and two pairs of wings.Where do they live?
In spring, the queen leaves her hibernating quarters to seek nesting sites. These could be holes in the ground,…Mice
What do they look like?
The common mouse found in buildings is the house mouse. The fur colour varies between light brown and grey. Body length varies between 60-90mm and the tail can add an additional 100mm. Often, the droppings found are black, rod-shaped and 3-6mm.Where do they live?
Mice live in nests, which are often built,…Dog exclusion zone
The dog exclusion zone on the amenity beach at St Annes starts Good Friday until 30th September.
The amenity beach is located between the slipway for St Annes Lifeboat Station and the northern end of North Promenade Car Park (by the Danfo toilets) extending seaward to the mean low water mark.
During the current social distancing guidance provided by the government…
