Looking For Spring
With January now over we can start to think of spring. The snowdrops are out in bloom and this could be a good sign of warmer weather around the corner. It seems this year, as green shoots appear there are also a very large number of molehills appearing as well! As you travel about the area, take a quick glance at fields, verges, sport pitches and even round-a-bouts, there is evidence of moles everywhere. Many gardens are falling victim to moles, some may never had this type of mole activity before, but once in situ, damage will follow. If moles have taken up residence in a garden, it is...
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 MoreMole activity in the summer.
Summer is here! It must be as the summer migrant birds have arrived, the Swallow, Swift, Nightjar and even the Cuckoo. Oh yes and even the rain, without which our lawns and gardens would not grow. Especially in Dorset, now is the time to enjoy the outdoors with longer warmer evenings, maybe a spot of gardening, a walk along the beach at Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole or just sat on the patio or decking at home. But wait a minute, what is that pile of earth in the lawn? What is that unusual ridge in the flower border? Why has my lawn become uneven? Why are some of my plants showing...
Read MoreMOLE 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...
Read MoreMOLE ACTIVITY AREA – BH3 (BOURNEMOUTH POSTCODE)
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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