Last updated: 1 November 2026.
Short answer: the photos on this site are used under Creative Commons or public-domain terms, and each creator is listed below. Some are illustrations and were taken elsewhere.
Photos used on this site
| Photo | Creator and source | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| A brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) on a patio (illustrative photo, taken in Brighton) | Jethro Busby | CC BY 4.0 |
| A brown rat foraging under planting (illustrative photo) | Alex M Shepherd | CC0 1.0 |
| A clay airbrick. Without intact mesh behind it, a vent like this is a ready-made rat entrance | Linden Milner | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| A garden with a shed and dense planting (illustrative photo, taken in Norfolk) | Kolforn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| A pest technician in protective clothing (illustrative photo, not one of our technicians) | U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill | Public domain |
| A proper loft inspection | The EnergySmart Academy | CC0 |
| A residential street of semi-detached houses in Balderton. Fences, garages and sheds give rats routes between gardens | Stephen McKay | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| A row of brick terraced houses (illustrative photo) | Andrew Abbott | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Arable farmland around villages like Collingham. Harvest pushes rats towards buildings | Trevor Rickard | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Burrows show the way | NY State IPM Program at Cornell University from New York, USA | CC BY 2.0 |
| Market Place and Town Hall, Newark-on-Trent | Neil Theasby | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Newark Castle and the River Trent | kitmasterbloke | CC BY 2.0 |
| Newark Castle on the River Trent | kitmasterbloke | CC BY 2.0 |
| Newark Town Lock | Graham Robson | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Protective clothing in a roof space (illustrative photo) | USFWS Mountain Prairie | Public domain |
| Southwell Minster | DeFacto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| St Giles' Church, Balderton | Gary Brothwell | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Tamper-resistant bait stations keep bait away from people, pets and wildlife | BrokenSphere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
| The Green, South Collingham | Alan Murray-Rust | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Trent Bridge, Newark-on-Trent | Stephen McKay | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
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Changes we made
We resized the photos and converted them to web formats. Each photo keeps the licence shown above.
Are you a creator with a question about a credit? Email uksparkdigital@gmail.com and we’ll put it right.