How Much Does Wasp Nest Removal Cost in Hollingbourne?
If your garden has plenty of hedges, banks and outbuildings, one nest may not be the only one. Here is how the £120 and £60 prices work together.
Why one nest is not always the whole story
A garden with mature hedges, old walls, sheds and bushes offers wasps plenty of places to build. In Hollingbourne, near Maidstone, a householder with a larger plot may find that the nest they have been avoiding is not the only one. Nests can be small and hidden in the early season, and it is common to notice a second one only when the first is brought to attention.
The pricing is designed for exactly this. The first nest is £120 in total, and each additional nest on the same property is £60 extra. Both figures are fixed, with no call-out charge and no added cost for location or time of day.
A systematic search is better than a quick glance. Spend a few minutes on each part of the garden, on different days if you can, because wasp traffic varies through the day and some entrances are only obvious when the sun is on them.
How to look without getting too close
Searching a garden for nests needs patience and distance. Never walk up to a suspected entrance. Instead, stand well back and watch for a few minutes at different times of day.
- Follow the flight lines. Wasps tend to travel in and out along a regular route, so a line of insects leaving a hedge or wall points to the entrance.
- Look at the ground. Holes in lawns or banks with wasps entering and leaving can mean an underground nest.
- Check outbuildings from outside. Gaps under the roof edge of a shed or garage are common entry points.
- Listen. A steady buzzing in a wall or hollow tree can reveal a nest you cannot see.
- Look up. Branches and gutters can hold nests above head height.
Make a rough note of each location, and share it when you book.
A simple sketch of the garden, with a mark for each place you have seen activity, is more useful than a long description. It lets you tell the technician where to look first and reduces the chance of a nest being missed.
Consider also asking a family member or neighbour to help watch different parts of the garden at the same time. Two sets of eyes find more than one.
How the sums work for two or three nests
For a bigger garden the arithmetic is simple. Two nests at the same property come to £120 plus £60 extra. Three come to £120 plus two lots of £60 extra. There is no step up for the third, no sliding scale for size and no surcharge for the nest that is hardest to reach.
This matters because people often under-report. A householder who says “just the one nest” and then finds another may worry about the cost of a second visit. Here, a second nest on the same property is priced at £60 whether it is mentioned at booking or noticed later, so there is no penalty for being honest about uncertainty.
It also helps to think of the £60 price as the reason to be thorough. A second nest costs far less than the first, so there is every incentive to have everything dealt with in a single arrangement rather than leaving a nest in the corner of the plot for later.
What to tell the booking team
The more precisely you can describe the locations, the better prepared the technician will be. When you ring or use the form, mention:
- Your address, and any gate or access details.
- Where the wasps have been seen, such as a hedge, the roof edge of an outbuilding, a bank or a tree.
- Whether you think there is more than one nest.
- Whether anyone in the household is allergic to wasp stings, so that the booking can be prioritised.
The business covers the town and surrounding villages, handles domestic and commercial properties, and has technicians who are fully insured and qualified.
If you share a boundary with a neighbour, bear in mind that a nest on their side is their property. Let them know, and suggest they get in touch, since the £60 price covers additional nests on the same property only.
Timing and booking
Wasps start building from late April depending on the weather, and a nest can hold 2,000 to 10,000 wasps or more once it peaks in August. For a large garden, that can mean a lot of activity across several corners of the plot.
The business is open seven days a week with same-day service and evening and weekend appointments. Ring 01622 410 019 or use the online booking form on the contact page. The online form can also be used for emergency service outside normal office hours.
Garden size does not alter the price. A small plot and a large one are treated on the same fixed basis, so you should not hesitate to call simply because the garden is big or the nest is at the far end of it.
If you are unsure where one property ends and the next begins, say so, and the business can talk it through with you at booking.
Keeping the garden safe meanwhile
Until the technician arrives, avoid the areas where you have seen wasps and keep children and pets indoors or well away. Don’t mow close to a suspected ground nest, because vibration can provoke a swarm. Also avoid trimming hedges where wasps are active.
If you want the empty nests taken down after treatment, ask the technician at booking whether that is possible. Treat wasp stings by washing the area, removing the sting if visible and using a cold pack, and call 999 for signs of a serious allergic reaction.
Remember that wasps will defend a nest they feel is under threat. Keep dogs away too, as they are often the first to wander close to a ground nest.
Wasps on your property in Hollingbourne?
Fixed price £120 per nest, no call-out charge, same-day service available.