What the hell are these holes in my garden?

[maxrider]

Unfortunately no photos and can't find anything on google but...
I have some conifers at the bottom of the garden and underneath the soil is piled up about 18" high.

Over the last few nights (I think so anyway, as at work during the day) 4 rather large holes have appeared in this soil mound about 1 - 2ft apart which seem to be mini tunnels linking each other.

The holes are about 1' or slightly less in diameter and I can't see anything in them or see how deep they go and have not seen any 'activity'.

I'm rather reluctant to start poking things in there as have no idea what I might find, so any help would be welcome.

I live in an urban area but with a brook and alotments/fields across the road.

Badgers? Foxes? maybe.

[CedGTV]

You've never heard about Moles right ?

[maxrider]

CedGTV said:

You've never heard about Moles right ?

Bit big for moles?

[clanger]

50ft long worms? the earth mounds will be their casts.

Approach with care

[CedGTV]

All you need to know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(animal)

[dibbers006]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/

[Poledriver]

Don't worry, it's just one of these worms!



ETA DOH!

Edited by Poledriver on Friday 20th February 11:00

[The Fly Fisher]

Just hope it's not a Titanoboa Cerrejonensis - Yikes!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7868588.stm

[DrTre]

You've got a Womble infestation.

At least your garden will be kept tidy.

[The Fly Fisher]

Just hope it's not a Titanoboa Cerrejonensis - Yikes!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7868588.stm

[Puff Puff]

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

[dibbers006]

Puff Puff said:

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

Any excuse!

Everybody... 'aaaaaaa... badger, badger, badger, badger...'

[pringle1988]

I could be wrong but I often hear about this problem in my job.

Sometimes it is caused by a burst pipe washing the soil away underneith and causing the holes to appear. They can end up being quite large in diameter.

[Galileo]

DrTre said:

You've got a Womble infestation.

At least your garden will be kept tidy.

[maxrider]

CedGTV said:

All you need to know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(animal)

wikipedia said:

Where moles burrow beneath the roots of trees or shrubs, the roots support the tunnel, and molehills are less common

Think you may be right Now how do I get rid of the bds?

[hornetrider]

maxrider said:

CedGTV said:

All you need to know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(animal)

wikipedia said:

Where moles burrow beneath the roots of trees or shrubs, the roots support the tunnel, and molehills are less common

Think you may be right Now how do I get rid of the bds?

You could wait next to the holes with a big rubber mallett. Who knows, you could treat it like a game, or even charge other people an entrance fee to take part.

Winner.

[CedGTV]

maxrider said:

CedGTV said:

All you need to know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(animal)

wikipedia said:

Where moles burrow beneath the roots of trees or shrubs, the roots support the tunnel, and molehills are less common

Think you may be right Now how do I get rid of the bds?

Therein lies the problem. an age old problem.

Could send you mad trying to get rid of them.

[Fer]

maxrider said:

CedGTV said:

All you need to know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(animal)

wikipedia said:

Where moles burrow beneath the roots of trees or shrubs, the roots support the tunnel, and molehills are less common

Think you may be right Now how do I get rid of the bds?

Ask Jasper Carrott...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas

[onlynik]

maxrider said:

Think you may be right Now how do I get rid of the bds?

Advice is in here

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080487/

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Poledriver said:

Don't worry, it's just one of these worms!



ETA DOH!

Edited by Poledriver on Friday 20th February 11:00

Well as long as he only has the 'Graboids' to deal with. Its the 'Shriekers' he wants to keep an eye out for!