On the Camden County map, Gloucester Township is the county's crossroads: older pike towns along the Black Horse Pike, big 1980s to 2000s developments carved out of the woods in Erial and the Sicklerville edge, and Big Timber Creek's wooded floodplain connecting all of it. The county animal shelter is even here, in Blackwood. Wildlife-wise, the township gives us a little of everything.
Recent Acorn Jobs in Gloucester Township
Recent township calls, neighborhood level only. From Glendora capes to Erial cul-de-sacs, the pattern is consistent.
Erial: Groundhog
Burrow system under a shed on a development lot backing the woods. Trapped, then buried steel apron around the whole shed base.
Glendora: Squirrels
Grays through a 1950s cape's gable vent off the Black Horse Pike. Excluded in two days, both vents screened in steel.
Blackwood: Raccoon
Raccoon working the Big Timber Creek corridor into a garage attic. One-way door set, roofline return flashed and sealed.
Wildlife Services in Gloucester Township
Each service below has its own Gloucester Township page, with local job stories and response times from the Deer Road office.
Also serving Gloucester Township: opossum removal, bird and vent control, snake removal, mole control, dead animal removal, wildlife exclusion and repairs, and attic cleanup and sanitization.
What We Get Called for Most in Gloucester Township
Groundhogs, more than anywhere else we work. The Erial and Sicklerville-edge developments were built on former farm and woods ground with sheds, decks, and concrete stoops on every lot, which is groundhog real estate as good as it gets. Raccoons run second along Big Timber Creek and its branches, which connect Blackwood, Chews Landing, and Glendora like a wooded interstate. Squirrels take third in the older pike-town housing, where 1950s gable vents and soffit returns have aged past their service life.
Acorn Wildlife in Gloucester Township, NJ handles both halves of the township's problem. Under-structure animals (groundhogs, skunks) get trapped and then excluded with buried steel aprons so the next one can't move into the vacancy. Overhead animals (raccoons, squirrels, bats) get humane removal and sealed rooflines. Either way the fix is permanent, and warrantied.
Spring
Groundhogs emerge hungry under sheds and decks; raccoon litters along the creek corridor.
Summer
Skunks denning under slabs and stoops, bat inspections booked ahead of the August window.
Fall
The rodent rush along the pikes, squirrels caching in older gable vents.
Winter
Raccoons holding warm attics and garage ceilings. Dawn and dusk thumps are the tell.
Five-Minute Checks for a Gloucester Township Home
✓ Walk the shed and deck perimeter for fresh dirt fans and packed entry holes, the groundhog signature.
✓ Check concrete stoops for digging underneath; skunks love the void under a poured stoop.
✓ Scan gable vents on older homes for bent louvers and staining.
✓ If you back Big Timber Creek or a wooded buffer, check the roofline where trees overhang.
✓ A faint skunk smell every night around dusk usually means a den, not a passerby. Worth a call before spraying season.
Any of those signs is worth a call. The inspection is included, the entry map is photographed, and the quote is written before work starts.
Acorn techs sealing a soffit return — the classic squirrel entry point.
Neighborhoods We Work Weekly
Blackwood
Glendora
Erial
Chews Landing
Blenheim
Hilltop
Sicklerville edge
Humane removal — every animal handled with care.
Gloucester Township Wildlife FAQs
How fast can you get to Gloucester Township?
Who handles stray dogs and cats in Gloucester Township?
Why does my Erial shed keep getting groundhogs?
Do the creek corridors really bring animals into neighborhoods?
Nearby Service Areas
Gloucester Township, Let's Get It Out
Twenty minutes from our Deer Road office. Inspection included with every job.