Watch before you search
A nest tends to reveal itself through repeated traffic to a single spot, rather than being visible outright, whether that's near Bayswater, where large converted terraces and mansion blocks close to the park and the tube, or elsewhere in the borough. Watch from a distance on a calm afternoon, the wasps' repeated trips will point you to the right place, as anyone near Marylebone will recognise, where georgian terraces and mansion blocks around the high street and the park.
Roof spaces above stucco terraces
Behind the ornate stucco fronts of Mayfair and Marylebone's terraces, roof voids and parapet gutters give a queen wasp a dry, sheltered spot to start a nest in spring, well out of sight from street level.
Mews courtyards and garden squares
Mayfair's mews courtyards and the communal garden squares tucked behind Westminster's larger period houses see far less daily disturbance than a street frontage does, and a nest in an outbuilding or a hedge along one of these can build for weeks before anyone notices.
What to do today
- Keep children and pets away from the flight line
- Keep windows shut on the side of the property where the nest is
- Leave the entrance alone rather than blocking or spraying it yourself
- Clear fallen fruit and sweet drinks from gardens and courtyards, which draw wasps in late summer
Why late summer feels worse
By August and September a colony has reached its full size for the year, but the queen has largely stopped laying, leaving fewer larvae producing the sugary secretion workers normally rely on - the workers go looking for sugar themselves instead, which is why bins and drinks suddenly draw far more attention.
Booking wasp nest removal in Westminster
A standard wasp nest removal in Westminster is a £90 fixed price, guaranteed: if the nest is still active within 30 days we come back at no extra cost, and that applies equally whether the nest turns up near Bayswater - where large converted terraces and mansion blocks close to the park and the tube - or anywhere else nearby, so book wasp nest removal and tell us roughly where the entrance is, with the full terms on the Westminster wasp nest removal page.
