The Rooms Waltham Forest's Spiders Choose
Storage cellars in Walthamstow's older terraces
A number of the Victorian terraces around Walthamstow still have a cellar or half-cellar used mainly for storage, and it's the cool, undisturbed air down there that draws spiders in looking to overwinter. Webs collecting in corners nobody's approached in weeks are usually the giveaway.
Little-used garages in Chingford
Chingford's interwar semis mostly have an integral or detached garage that runs cold and sees little beyond occasional storage use, which is precisely the kind of space spiders settle into as the weather turns. Numbers there tend to go unnoticed until the garage gets used again after a long gap.
Signs to Look For
- Cobwebs building up in corners, cellars or rarely used rooms
- Spiders seen more often in autumn as they move indoors to breed
- Egg sacs tucked into skirting boards, window frames or storage boxes
- More activity in cold, undisturbed spaces — sheds, garages, cellars
Bringing Spider Numbers Back Down
Once we know which room's affected, we'll explain what treating that specific space actually involves.
