Burrow in the garden

[ssray]

Any idea what this could be? No other damage to the garden so I don't think it's a badger

No foods stuffs or dirt left at the entrance but I did cover it up with grass last night and it's been moved out of the way

[pring_ing]

Looks like it might be a brown rat burrow? My neighbour had one that looked fairly similar to that. Shown here too: https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-entrance-to-b...

If so, get rid of them as soon as you can! Since they're not in your house you could probably chuck some poison down there. Traps around the entrance run the risk of trapping some innocent birds.

[Stephanie Plum]

Before you start putting poison out rig up a camera and find out for sure.

[HRH2009]

I would say definitely a badger digging for worms. Virtually nothing you can do that is legal to prevent this.

With the vast increase of badger numbers everywhere through out the country expect more gardens to be affected.

[ssray]

Sent a pic to a Badger rescue place, they don't think it is
The burrow has moved last night, the second hole is smaller
Pic later

[sherman]

Put your garden hose down it and flood the burrow. Anything down there will soon come out.

[Mexman]

I would say its a tape measure.

[Badda]

I had similar, used a camera and it was a fox.

[ssray]

This morning the burrow had moved a bit, first pic the orig entrance is on the right new hole on the left, about half the size of the other
Maybe they are all down there having a party

[hotchy]

Set a camera up and get it posted. Love mysteries like this Haha.

[bristolbaron]

ssray said:

This morning the burrow had moved a bit, first pic the orig entrance is on the right new hole on the left, about half the size of the other
Maybe they are all down there having a party

Have you considered the lawn thread?

[ssray]

Mmmm the crap lawn thread
Had a extension on the house, the garden got wrecked, this is the first time we have been able to see the Dirt for 2 years

[Le Controleur Horizontal]

You are not in one of the LUCKY areas so unfortunately you cannot shoot the TB infested vermin.....flood (hose 1/2 hour) the set every night, Black & White foxes hate the damp.

[Aluminati]

Mexman said:

I would say its a tape measure.

Agreed

[ChevronB19]

Le Controleur Horizontal said:

You are not in one of the LUCKY areas so unfortunately you cannot shoot the TB infested vermin.....flood (hose 1/2 hour) the set every night, Black & White foxes hate the damp.

Which would be completely illegal. And rightly so. And no, I’m not a lefty liberal townie before you start.

[Aluminati]

ChevronB19 said:

Le Controleur Horizontal said:

You are not in one of the LUCKY areas so unfortunately you cannot shoot the TB infested vermin.....flood (hose 1/2 hour) the set every night, Black & White foxes hate the damp.

Which would be completely illegal. And rightly so. And yes,
I’m a lefty liberal before you start.

Efa.

[ssray]

Yesterday morning we had a new burrow and extra holes in the garden, this morning we had nothing new.
May set up a old mobile with time lapse app on it

[ChevronB19]

Aluminati said:

ChevronB19 said:

Le Controleur Horizontal said:

You are not in one of the LUCKY areas so unfortunately you cannot shoot the TB infested vermin.....flood (hose 1/2 hour) the set every night, Black & White foxes hate the damp.

Which would be completely illegal. And rightly so. And yes,
I’m a lefty liberal before you start.

Efa.

Hysterical.

[Badda]

Aluminati said:

I hate badgers because they have bigger penises than I do. Plus, one touched me once and I haven't been able to move on.

[Japveesix]

Le Controleur Horizontal said:

You are not in one of the LUCKY areas so unfortunately you cannot shoot the TB infested vermin.....flood (hose 1/2 hour) the set every night, Black & White foxes hate the damp.

You sound like an utter tt.

What's wrong with just leaving it be an enjoy sharing your garden with wildlife? Set up a camera, maybe even put out some food and watch it.

It's not doing any other damage, as you've stated, so why the fuss over a bit of dirt which now has a hole in it?