The bottom end of our garden is a bit of a jungle, not horrendous but unused currently and a bit overgrown. We’re planning to slab the lot next spring so hadn’t planned on doing much with it before then. We back on to a railway track and have always had the odd rat using us as a cut through, up until recently I would say I’ve seen one half a dozen times in the 5 years we’ve lived here.
In the last week I’ve seen one mooching about at the bottom of the garden most days, only ever one at a time and it never stays long, just has a pootle about and then disappears through the fence on to the railway. There isn’t any rubbish out there, just overgrown nettles, no water sources and no hidey holes for a nest.
Would you be worried and think some action needs to be taken? Tbh I don’t really mind the idea of them visiting (I actually think they’re quite cute) but obviously don’t want them setting up home in our garden. So, would you be calling pest control or is this a natural consequence of being next to the railway and nothing to worry about?