Anyone know how to deter cats from pooing in the garden?

[goandshowdaddy]

Morning.

We keep finding piles of poo in our garden (on the grass) and are getting really fed up of clearing it all before we can let the children play down there. We're presuming it's cat poo but I suppose it could be foxes - not sure.

Anyone have any tips on how to stop them using our garden as their own private toilet?!

Thanks

For borders I found that cheapy bamboo skewers stuck in kept them away long enough for the cats to change their habits. I broke them in half (or was it 1/3s?) and spaced them close enough to catch any lowering bottom. By that time, I really didn't care if the cat got hurt. It proved quite a talking point too and the whole cat vs dog debate is a pretty good ice-breaker...