MOLES AND THAT HOT SUMMER
What a summer! The weather has been very hot to say the least and many people have enjoyed the sun and reaped its benefits. Nature has had to adapt to the very dry conditions to preserve valuable moisture, none more so than the mole. A very hard-working animal that few have ever seen, but its results are everywhere – MOLEHILLS! As the ground dried out, these industrious creatures were forced to new areas to feed on their primary source of food, worms. Molehills started to appear everywhere very soon in the season as the heatwave took hold and the ground became parched. It is generally...
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A sight guaranteed to install fear into any gardener – a molehill! As one appears the hope is that no more will follow, but as is often the case, another WILL appear followed by several more and gradually, the once green, lush grass will vanish, to be replaced by ever increasing mounds of soil and debris – molehills! If dealt with quickly, the damage can be limited and quickly rectified. If left for too long the results can be alarming and costly to repair. A quick drive around the local counties of Dorset and Hampshire reveals just how the mole invasion is spreading this year already. It...
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