Rabbits are ground or near ground feeders, the damage they can cause to growing crops, natural regeneration in woodland, ring barking of some species of trees (particularly holly) and to garden shrubs can be extensive. Land managers may choose to take active steps to keep the rabbit population at reasonable levels.

Fencing can be relatively expensive to install but will last for several years and should not need continual maintenance. Shooting and gassing operations may require licensed professionals and needs to be conducted on a regular basis. Ferreting is also an effective control method but should only be achieved in the winter months when breeding has ceased. Some recreational ferreters are prepared to assist landowners free of charge as part of their winter activities.

The Forestry Commission has a publication about how to prevent rabbit damage to trees in woodland.

The following contacts may be able to help with rabbit and deer control. We cannot recommend any of the people/companies listed below or vouch for the quality of their work. Check qualifications and insurance before work starts. Please use the Contact Us button at the top of the page for any amendments or additions you wish to make.

• A1 Control
  07888 886639
  Free professional service, including deer, rabbits and other pests.
  Covering Surrey and surrounding areas
• ABS Deer Management Consultants
  Alan Shannahan
  01276 850446
  shannahan@hotmail.co.uk
  Qualified professional in deer management, member of UKAPDM (UK Association of Professional Deer Management). Trainer and examiner in the Deer Management Qualification System, serving many farming estates in Surrey and Hampshire. Free service to any landowner in the Surrey / Hampshire / Sussex area having problems with deer. Fully professional and discreet service ensured. References provided. 

• County Pest Control Services Ltd
  Bruce Lindsay-Smith. 07930 417737
  countypestcontrol@hotmail.co.uk. Fox control and wildlife management.  36 years experience on all areas of wildlife managment.  Level 1 certificate and fully insured.

• John Baron
  07974 451153
  thebarons@hotmail.co.uk
  Qualified game hunter, DSC, and long standing BASC member. Primary interests are rabbits and deer, although foxes can be dealt with if required. Links with a game dealer if volume of meat is sufficient. Fully insured.

• Andrew Charnley/Game4it
  07940 895920/01932 853579
  Qualified deer stalker/rabbit control. Also licensed game dealer, sells game at farmers' markets.

• Peter Cheeswright (Forest and Garden Services)
  01342 718043 / 07788 547000
  North East Surrey and Sussex. Deer management, fencing, conservation work.
• County Deer Management
  07789 747709 or 020 8241 4540
  info@countydeermanagement.com
  www.countydeermanagement.com
  Free deer management service by former police officers. Deer management qualification DSC1, fully insured and members of the British Deer Society and BASC.
• Vic Dickson
  07854 824410
  Rabbit and vermin control. Discreet, humane and free service offered. Full BASC insurance cover and Police vetted. 18 years experience with FAC Air Rifle.
• Linda Evans
  07899 560445
  thedeerlady@talktalk.net
  Free of charge service. DMQ level 1 and 2 qualification, member of BDS. Fully insured with BASC. Holds Range Competency cetificate, meat and hygiene, large and small game qualified.
• Adrian Foster
  01483 415092
• Richard Gamble
  07764 751645
  Ferreting, falconry, 'silent air rifle' shooting (free service)
• Matt Hodgson
  07940 963911
  mjdhodgson@aol.com
  Free rabbit control using ferrets, hawks, nets and silent air rifles. Fully insured with £2 million public indemnity insurance.
• John Jeffries
  07946 404041
  DSC1 certificate holder and ADAS trained pest control technician. 30 years of shooting experience and also of deer management. BASC insured. Also available for fox and rabbit control.
  Surrey based but prepared to travel within reason.
• Chris King
  01306 743001 or 07971 519415
  Free rabbit and deer control services. BASC member, fully insured. DSC Level 1 Qualified.
  Based in Dorking, covering Surrey and Sussex area
• Mr A Lavender
  07940 505280
  Free service to all landowners. Ferreting, longnetting, silent air rifles, shotguns if permitted, .22 rifle and lamping (night and day service). Fully insured and BASC member.
• James Mott
  Covering Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. Certified deer control - free of charge service.
  01483 278604/07771 538948
  james@mottgraves.co.uk
• Steve Moxey
  Deer management qualifications and fully insured. Also preventive fencing.
  01903 815997/07828 213892
  Location: Surrey/Sussex
• Nature in Balance
  07855 833417
  www.natureinbalance.co.uk
  Deer, rabbit and mole control. Full range of professional pest contrl services. Qualified and fully insured. Prompt and reliable local service.
• Chris Norris
  07803 928043
  cnorris@yahoo.com
  Free rabbit control using high powered silenced air rifles. Fully insured.
• John Orr/Peter Edwards
  01465 7812205
  johnrabbitman@yahoo.co.uk
  www.rabbitman.co.uk
  Use rabbit longnets to humanely trap rabbits.
• Richard Parsons
  01372 452940 or 07747 531185
  Vermin / rabbit control using rifle and shotgun. BASC member and £5 million liability insurance.
  Leatherhead based, can travel, all boundaries and livestock respected. Free service.
• Stefan Pflaumer
  01932 857447 or 07770 3030500
  stefanplaumer@hotmail.co.uk
  Deer management qualifications. DSC1 and 2 certificate holder. BASC member, fully insured. Professional references available.
• Profauna professional wildlife management
  0800 781 6690
  info@profauna.co.uk
  National coverage. All wildlife species.
• Dennis Reeve
  01483 419246
  Free rabbiting service
• Gavin Smith
  gavin@local-venison.co.uk
  Qualified deer manager, British Deer Society member, British Association for Shooting and Conservation member, with full insurance. Registered game meat handler and food business. Offers help and advice for deer issues be it domestic, estate or woodland. Registered Humane Dispatch person for Road Traffic Collisions.
• South East Wildlife Management
  www.southeastwildlifemanagement.com
  southeastwildlife@gmail.com
  07760 176619
  South East Wildlife Management carries out professional deer management as well as fox, rabbit and other vertebrate pest control. Discreet service, professionally insured. Covering Surrey and the surrounding area.
• Southern Counties Deer Management
  07900 676 400
  www.deercontrol.org.uk
  Free deer control
• David Sullivan
  07956 445493
  jangelsullivan@aol.com
  Surrey area vermin / pest control. Service for farmers, landowners, golf courses etc. to help control vermin problems. 22 years experience, and fully BASC insured.
• Nick Tempest
  01252 658100
  Works within approximately 20 miles of Aldershot. Certified deer stalker for past 10 years, also undertaking rabbit control.
• Richard Thompson
  07590 420108
  Deer and vermin control, 15 years experience. Completed the British Deer Society course. Insured through BASC.
• Phillip Lucas
  07711 505674
  30 years experience in vermin and deer control. Ex-hunt staff so foxes a speciality. 24 hr call-out for injured animals.  Free advice.
• DKG Pest Control  - Dean Gibbs

  01252 284028 www.dkgpestcontrol.co.uk With over 50 years experience in Mole, Rabbit and Deer control.  Fully insured & Licensed. Operates across Surrey.

We cannot recommend any of the people/companies listed above or vouch for the quality of their work. Check qualifications and insurance before work starts. Please use the Contact Us button at the top of the page for any amendments or additions you wish to make.