Sheep brought in to protect church from beetles
St Wolfrida's in Horton is now home to four Ronaldsey sheep, employed to protect the building against deathwatch beetles. The ...
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Repair works 'essential' to preserving Grade II listed Newport church battling wet rot and Deathwatch beetles
Plans to undertake repairs at a Grade II listed church in Newport have been resubmitted after council officers rejected ...
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Archaeological survey needed before redevelopment
A structural survey of the building found that the building was riddled with cracks up to 20mm (0.8 inches) wide and deathwatch beetles. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting ...
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Repair works 'essential' to preserving Grade II listed Newport church battling wet rot and Deathwatch beetles
Photo: Cunliffes In addition, a survey of the timber within the presbytery has revealed an infestation by common furniture beetles and evidence of an infestation by Deathwatch beetles.