Not very deep just a couple of cm. I did wonder if something was digging up leatherjackets.Holes or tunnels? How deep do they go?
actually this seems more likelyI did wonder if something was digging up leatherjackets.
mine used the contained traps so the rat stays in the trap with the poison rather than just scatter it around - got a couple of rats in each trapThe rat dies an unpleasant death and you may find the body anywhere.
That was my thought, quite possibly badgers. They regularly leave similar looking holes in our lawn.Not very deep just a couple of cm. I did wonder if something was digging up leatherjackets.
Grey squirrels are certainly a possibility. I had them dig similar holes in my lawn a couple of years ago. They never dug down any deeper than the hole in the photograph.Grey squirrels are another possibility, seen similar in our lawn and they were found to be the culprits.
they would have been after buried nuts or acorns, often buried by magpies or other corvidsGrey squirrels are certainly a possibility. I had them dig similar holes in my lawn a couple of years ago. They never dug down any deeper than the hole in the photograph.
They also eat crocus bulbs.they would have been after buried nuts or acorns, often buried by magpies or other corvids
AFAIK crocus bulbs are toxic so you might get some satisfaction thereThey also eat crocus bulbs.
A few years ago I had several hundred planted under our lawn. Most of them got dug up and eaten by squirrels within weeks...
That must have been quite upsetting.A few years ago I had several hundred planted under our lawn. Most of them got dug up and eaten by squirrels within weeks...
Probably gave the squirrels the s**** if not worseThat must have been quite upsetting.
Badgers - I'm in an urban area and although we get foxes I've never been aware of badgers.
Squirrels - are common but I've never seen these holes before and they are normally active in daytime..
Corvids/gulls - I don't think they are active at night and I think I would have seen them in the daytime.
Googling did bring up the suggestion of voles but I'd be surprised if it was those or rats or mice as my garden is visited by 4 or 5 cats.
Don't worry about poison, I don't use that or weedkiller (except acetic acid) in my garden.
I've not had any window cleaners or surveyors in the garden unless they were nocturnal, ninja ones.
It was extremely annoying, to put it mildly...That must have been quite upsetting.