MOLE ACTIVITY AREA – BH11 (BOURNEMOUTH POSTCODE)
LOCATION: Bournemouth, Kinson North, Kinson South, Merley, Bearwood and Wallisdown. LOCATION TYPE: A mix of residential housing, large retail shopping areas, parkland, open heathland, a golf course and a river flood plain and some woodland. LIKELY HOT SPOTS: Areas bordering parkland, open heathland and certainly the river areas. There are large areas of new building work being carried out and these will certainly encroach on natural mole feeding grounds. REMEDY: No-Nonsense Pest Control only use traps, placed in a professional way which is safe and humane. If you have molehills...
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LOCATION: Bournemouth, East Cliff and Springbourne, Talbot and Branksome Woods, Winton East LOCATION TYPE: Urban domestic dwellings in tree lined roads and avenues. The southern edge is along a deep cut railway with the western edge bordering farmland and open heathland. Contained within is a large cemetery. LIKELY HOT SPOTS: The southern edge, (railway lines), will act as conduits for mole activity. The farmland and open heath area provides a good area for moles to breed and the overspill will affect gardens that back onto these areas. Recent building work could exacerbate the situation....
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LOCATION: Beacon Hill, Dorset, Holton Heath, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster, Slepe, Upton. LOCATION TYPE: An area, largely made up of rural farmland with open fields and small to larger patches of forestry. The town of Lytchett Matravers is nestled towards the north of the area and is surrounded by farmland. To the west is a golf course and larger areas of forest whilst to the south is Holton Heath, which includes a large industrial area. The eastern side is urban development with increasing numbers of domestic housing being built, which now reaches as far as the Upton...
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....
Read MoreMOLE ACTIVITY AREA – BH31 (VERWOOD POSTCODE)
LOCATION: Ebblake Industrial Estate, Romford, Verwood. LOCATION TYPE: An active town, with an industrial estate at the eastern edge and a golf course at the western edge with a high density of domestic housing surrounded by forestry and farmland. Large areas of surrounding forest and heathland. The River Crane forms the southern boundary of the area. LIKELY HOT SPOTS: Due to many properties backing on to forestry and farmland, the chances of mole invasions are highly likely in domestic gardens and recreational playing fields. Further high risk areas are alongside the River...
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