I don’t have cameras installed so no idea which creatue does this, but every night or the other I find this has happened. Seems to be some sort of a digging-up from underneath.
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Which creature is likely doing this?
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Anything I can do to make it stop? It’s ruining my garden. Also, the neighbours say it’s not happening to them.
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Those are molehills, they are caused by moles.
Don’t make a mountain out of them.
You’ve got a mole. You can lay your own traps/repellants or call a pest control company.
Moles.
Killing something because it makes a mound of dirt is cruel imo.
They feed in various garden insects, often species we class as ‘pests’.
Amazing little creatures – the dry March we had is having an impact on them already. Ive come across a few dead ones whilst out walking.
See a dermatologist and always wear plenty of sunscreen is what the doctor told me
That is a mole and it lives in a hole.
Got a mole!!??
There’s only one way to get rid of a mole…blow its bloody ‘ead off
Learn to live with them or set traps to kill em, thats the only real options, plenty of old wives remedies that don’t work.
My Mrs was very anti killing them until she broke her ankle on a collapsed mole tunnel, and then it was open warfare on the moles.
Have you really never seen a molehill before, op?
You need a MOLE HUNTER
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You have to buy some really small dungarees I’m afraid.
Only 1 way to get rid of a mole……… Blow its bloody head off!!
IYKYK.
Place landmines upside down on top of the hill.
Get a scarecrow? We just put my nan outside for a bit that does the job
Watch out; there’ll be a rat, a toad and a badger in the vicinity
Just google ‘jasper carrot mole’ and watch his YouTube video for helpful advice.
Definitely moles.
According to RHS (I’m assuming I’m able to post a link here, mods please remove if not!) https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/moles
You can get rid with the same devices you use to deter cats from your garden, and a few other ways.
Do nothing. Moles help to airate the soil and bring up nutrients.
Just flatten the mole hills down every time they appear and move on.
You have moles. They will keep your soil aerated and prevent compaction, so everything will grow better. They reduce any flood risk. Unless you want a bowling green lawn, and, (with respect), that doesn’t appear to be the case, I wouldn’t worry. Rake the soil around a little, and leave them be.
You need to watch this instructional video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGbUl48lhSE
possibly a mole, they hunt closer to the surface in the spring, they will on and down eventually. the mole hills are just the displaced soil from them digging around and hunting, you can fix/patch it without hurting the moles, just don’t dig any deep holes in your garden and they will be fine!
Use a hosepipe from a BBQ gas cylinder – then chuck in a match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzApW0WsVfs
[Actually – don’t do that]
I think this is the wrong sub. Head over to
r/UKlegaladvice
they may advise obtaining an anti-molestation order from the magistrate
Order some traps, watch a YouTube video and capture them… (Kill). If not your thing, you’ll have to let them be.
Edit: They are moles.
Sink a glass bottle into the hole, with the lid off and the neck of the bottle out the ground, it makes a whistling sound that they don’t like when ever wind blows over it. they will then leave, it doesn’t harm them in any way
A good gardener embraces moles. They’re great for the ecosystem. It would be much better for everyone if we learn to live with creatures that like the spaces we grow.
how to deal with moles
The only way to be sure
https://youtu.be/aCbfMkh940Q?si=1LsDSsGks6kz5Fsu
Hose down one, flood it overnight. Moles won’t die but they’ll fuck off. Worked 100% on the large lawns I manage and no returns to date. Hopefully not just cursed myself
If you want to deter them or drive them out, you can buy bulbs that grow plants or root systems with smells moles don’t like. Eg Sork anti mole repeller and in theory they’ll move on.
https://youtu.be/_xyGvpLOZ1Q
Be careful not to go into mole rage,where normal and rational peeps lose their schizzle over it.
Moles tend to be active this time of year and I’d recommend just letting it do its thing for a few weeks. Just gently rake the soil out evenly. Don’t bash it down as others have suggested, or the mole will just repair the damage to its tunnels and leave you with the same molehill or worse. Also, don’t try to kill, scare-off or remove the mole, or a new mole will quite likely move in to the existing tunnels and start doing his own home improvement resulting in a lot more molehills.
Container garden.
Grab a light source, falador shield and dharok set you’re going moleing!
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They’re mole hills. Stick a bamboo pole in the ground with an empty plastic bottle on top. They hate the sound/vibrations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtyHkT65dEs
Embrace the wildlife in your garden.
This is good, moles are great for the health of your garden you are being blessed.
I had a mole. Set a trap after googling how to do it and killed it (more luck than judgement as it’s a it a dark art from what I gather).
A month later another came back, tried a few times to kill it and failed. I’ve just let the garden grass look like a miniature battlefield now.
Back in the day my grandad used to put a glass milk bottle in the hole. He reckoned the sound of the wind going into the bottle scared them away.
Am I a weirdo for thinking molehills are cool? I know they ruin the landscape but they’re cute and blind and mole-y LOL
Honestly looks like cow shyte!
He’s a menace. We’re blocking that side off temporarily and will maybe put a second fence up with no gaps.
Grow up? It’s a mole. Just turn the dirt over and leave the poor bastards.
Whatever you decide, make sure you go inside and mole it over for a bit first
Play wack a mole. Sit there with a big hammer waiting, then bash.
You’ll be there all day without a sight of one, but might get a suntan.
Awww, lucky you!
Pls don’t hurt them. They’re just lil moles.
Thermite. Thermite is the answer.
Sorry, what was the question again?
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There’s only one way to get rid of a mole …….
Your lawn is ugly anyway, so it’s not ruined by them
Serious answer: get a female dog, get it to wee on and around the mole hills – mole will piss off
Usually wait with a spade and play,
“Whack-a-mole“
….or if yer feeling right adventurous, a blunderbuss
Whack them.
These are friends, moles will eat whatever nibbles your plants, and push up fresh nutrient rich dirt while doing so! Honestly kind of jealous, my garden is full of wild clay and I want that good mole soil
You seem to have moles, yeah? Get the De Moler out and let em know you’re there.
Coffee grounds apparently put the mole off.
Gently scrape the eath away till you find his hole then coffee grounds in and cover up.
No mole
Time to play wack a mole
have you been resetting without saving
My grandad, a keen gardener, used to collect the soil from molehills to grow seeds and small plants in. He said it was tilled so fine by the moles that it was perfect for the job.
dynamite
If you want to pass the problem on; put a diesel soaked rag hung through the freshest hill, into the tunnel and they’ll head back the way they came.
No doubt it’ll get downvoted to hell, but its not as cruel as smoking or trapping.
Moles spend some time in area and will move on. They are currently improving the soil under your lawn for you, increasing drainage and aeration. Just fill in the holes and wait for them to leave.
Nothing you have some moles you lucky person
I live in the countryside and we have lots of moles in our garden. I found a dead one on our driveway once, which I’m pretty sure was the result of one of the neighbours cats using it as a toy for its own amusement. It was perfect, apart from a few little scratches on its face. They look like they’re made of velvet, gorgeous little creatures,
https://youtu.be/QtyHkT65dEs?si=9KrtnhNyCO0GMjOn
Feel lucky! I would love to have them!
Get a mole catcher and release them in the last client’s garden who failed to pay their bill.
Ignore them, they eventually move on and the grass will grow back.
They are adorable and good for your soil health.
Whack em’
Nothing. You have moles. Lucky you. You might even see them at night, if you look. They’re adorable.
I’d put some flowers in that garden, though. It looks dismal.
Poison. If you get one and it dies others will cannibalise it and also die. Moles are dicks.