Night work around feed and muck areas
Thermal spotting and steady visits to bring numbers down around the buildings.
Free rural pest control
Farm pest control, done at night, at no cost to you.
I clear rats, rabbits, feral pigeons and other pests from farms, smallholdings and rural land across Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire. Air rifles, thermal and night vision, mostly after dark.
Run by Gregg, owner of Protecta Pest Control Ltd
Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire
No call-out fee, no quotes, no upsell
01 · Why it works
Why landowners let me on their land
Good for landowners who do not want another paid contract or formal pest control arrangement.
The work is planned around when pests move, not when the yard is busiest.
This matters on farms where gates, stock, dogs, machinery, tracks, and footpaths all need respecting.
02 · What I cover
The work I do, in plain terms
Tap or hover a job to see where it helps most.
Where it helps
Feed stores, grain sheds, livestock buildings, muck areas, yard edges, bankings, waste areas, and sites where rats are active after dark.
Where it helps
Horse paddocks, grazing land, grass margins, young tree planting, banks, hedgerows, and land where holes are becoming a risk.
Where it helps
Open sheds, barns, feed stores, machinery bays, and sites where fouling is becoming a hygiene issue.
Where it helps
Tipping bays, skip lines, yard edges, fence lines, banks, and areas where rats are active after the site closes.
Where it helps
Large land blocks, estate yards, game cover edges, paddocks, outbuildings, woodland edges, and rural sites that need someone trusted over time.
03 · About Gregg
One bloke, one rifle, a lot of fields.
Gregg · on site, working farm
I have been catching pests since I was a kid. I set up Protecta Pest Control Ltd as a proper licensed business so I could do this work for a living, and that side handles houses, restaurants, food sites and commercial jobs where there is paperwork, records and proper reporting.
Pest Free Farm came out of the fact that I would rather be out in a field at midnight than almost anywhere else. Farmers and landowners kept asking if I could come and shoot rats and rabbits. I started saying yes, for free, on land where I was made welcome.
So that is what this is. A free service, run by me, on rural ground where pests are causing problems. I use air rifles fitted with thermal and night vision optics. Most of the shooting happens after dark because that is when rats and rabbits are out.
I am not the cheapest option on the market because I am not an option on the market. I am not selling anything. If you have got land in Derbyshire, South Yorkshire or North Nottinghamshire and you want pest numbers down, get in touch.
"I have been catching pests since I was a boy. This is the work I know best, and I would rather be out doing it than sat at home."
04 · Land I cover
Land I cover
Working farms of any size, smallholdings, paddocks, stables, equestrian yards, food storage and distribution sites, waste and recycling sites, large rural estates and private landowners. If it has a pest problem and it is outdoors, it is probably my kind of job.
05 · What's different
How this is different from a pest control firm
01
No invoice, no contract, no quotes. The service is genuinely free.
02
Air rifle work only. No rodenticide on free visits, so there is nothing left behind for dogs, owls or buzzards.
03
One person on your land, not a team. You know who is turning up.
04
Mostly night work, so I am not under your feet during the day.
05
If the problem is bigger than rifle work can handle, I will tell you straight and you can decide what you want to do next.
Agreed before any visit
Before any visit, we agree where I can go, what is off limits, where stock are, where dogs are, and what areas need avoiding. If something is not safe or suitable, I do not take the shot.
06 · How it works
How a free visit works
01
You get in touch
Phone or send a message. Tell me where you are and what the problem is. Rough is fine.
02
I have a look
I come out for a walk round, usually within a week. We talk about what is going on and what is worth doing.
03
I do the work
Night sessions, fitted around your operation. You do not have to be there if you do not want to be.
04
I come back
Pest numbers build back up over time. I come back when you ask, or on a rough schedule we agree.
07 · Results
Some of the jobs I have been out on.
A look at the kind of work that comes in across Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire.
Evening visits around grazing land
Worked the paddock edges at dusk to reduce numbers and slow the digging.
Quiet work inside a shed
Done after stock were settled, to stop droppings fouling feed and kit.
Perimeter work after closing
Worked the fence lines and tipping bays once the site shut for the night.
Mixed pest work across a wider block
Light-touch visits through the year, fitted around the estate's own operations.
08 · Questions
Common questions
Yes. No call-out charge, no per-visit fee, no quote at the end. I am not selling anything on the side and I will not be asking for payment in any form.
I enjoy this work and I want regular ground to shoot over. The more land I am welcome on, the better. That is it. I would rather be out at night than watching telly.
I am the owner of Protecta Pest Control Ltd, a licensed pest control business. I carry public liability through that company, and I hold BASC insurance. I am happy to show paperwork before any work starts.
I am a licensed firearms holder. Air rifles fitted with night vision scopes, and a separate thermal monocular for spotting. Quiet, careful, and suited to rural sites where control needs to be carried out with permission.
Sometimes for rabbits at dawn or dusk. Most of the work happens after dark because that is when rats and rabbits are out and moving.
Fair question. Night vision and thermal help with clear identification before any shot is taken. We agree what is off limits before I start: pets, gamebirds, neighbours' livestock, footpaths, roads, buildings, or anything else you want left alone.
No. Pest Free Farm free visits are air rifle work only. If a site needs a paid pest control programme with baiting, records, monitoring, or compliance paperwork, that sits separately under Protecta Pest Control Ltd.
09 · Get in touch
Got a rat or rabbit problem on your land?
Send a quick message or pick up the phone. I usually reply the same day. The visit costs you nothing.
Or email pestfreefarms@gmail.com
Mostly out working in the evenings. Leave a message if I do not pick up.
Send a message
Tell me where you are and what the problem is. Rough is fine.
Message sent. I will get back to you, usually the same day. Thanks, Gregg.