MOLEHILLS IN WEST MOORS
As a mole, life can be hard and just like humans, if there is an easier way to do things, then this is the way forward! A mole will spend a lot of time feeding from the many mole runs that it constructs in a certain area, but sometimes a new feeding area will be established due to one or more factors In West Moors a mole has been happily feeding via its own tunnel network for a while, until disturbed by possible human or animal interference, the time has come to move areas and seek out new food sources. Tunnelling underground, avoiding rocks and larger stones, it comes across tree roots and...
Read MoreMoles are everywhere!
It does not seem to matter where you travel around Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Ringwood and even Verwood, it is not difficult to spot an abundance of molehills! The humble mole is certainly a busy creature causing damage to lawns, golf courses, sport pitches and even cemeteries with its constant digging of tunnels. The large spade like feet can excavate up to 20 metres of tunnels a day to provide fresh feeding areas. Any worms or insects falling into these mole tunnels will be quickly dispatched, or in some cases, stored ready for future consumption. Apart from the numerous large piles...
Read MoreWHAT ATTRACTS A MOLE?
With the better weather and lack of rain, more time can be spent in our gardens admiring plants and wildlife. The same can be said for moles! Their main purpose is to search for food by digging multiple tunnels which can satisfy this need. Basic garden maintenance can encourage moles into our gardens, freshly dug soil, mown grass and newly laid turf can all stimulate worm and insect activity, which in turn can provide fresh feeding areas for moles in certain areas. Watering of a garden during dry spells is a definite attraction. Although plants are not on the menu for moles, their constant...
Read MoreMole Activity
The mole population across the UK certainly seems to have increased at a vast rate this year! It may be because of wet and warmer winters and generally more rain producing better conditions for worms, the prime food for moles. Moles are built to dig. Their body shape and very powerful front claws are ideal for shifting large amounts of soil in a short space of time. A technique similar to swimming is used to construct feeding tunnels, which in turn can create ridges or molehills. These can seriously affect a lawn, garden, paddock, flower bed or vegetable patch, to name but a few. The tunnels...
Read MoreCURIOUS MOLE FACTS.
At one time, mole skins were used to make waistcoats, trousers, hats and even coats. It would take over 100 moleskins to complete a waistcoat! In some parts of the country a molehill is known as a “wontyhump”. It is claimed that the average mole can move around ten pounds of soil in approximately twenty minutes. If needed, a mole can excavate around eighteen to twenty metres of tunnels a day, depending on the soil! The word “mole” could be derived from the word “moldwarp” which literally means earth thrower! A mole does have eyes, but they are very small and protected by fur and instead...
Read MoreMOLE ACTIVITY AREA – BH18 (BROADSTONE POSTCODE)
LOCATION: Broadstone. LOCATION TYPE: Mainly urban area with domestic housing bordering onto heathland. The course of the disused railway line, now a road and trail way, offers embankments and a rural break between built up areas. The area has several recreational playing fields. To the north is a large golf course and wooded area that is perfect for mole and other wildlife activity. Most of the eastern side is heathland and wooded areas with a main road running from top to bottom with the southern side backing onto large areas of housing. The western side borders onto open heathland....
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