CURIOUS 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 MoreSPOTLIGHT ON MOLES AROUND WIMBORNE MINSTER- DORSET
Wimborne Minster is a large market town located in east Dorset and is famous for its minster church located in the centre and dates back to the pre-roman era. The town is surrounded by countryside and forests and has two rivers, the Stour and Allen. The central streets are narrow and contain older buildings, which spread outward towards larger residential areas and the surrounding villages of Pamphill, Colehill, Canford Bottom, Merley and Ashington. With the rivers playing a major part of the landscape, they form a natural highway for many insects, birds and animals which naturally...
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....
Read MoreMOLE ACTIVITY AREA – BH16 (POOLE POSTCODE)
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...
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