Moles?

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We seem to have a very persistent mole who loves tunneling under our lawn especially round the trees to the point that you can feel where the tunnels run. Has anyone used anything effective against moles or are we best off just letting them carry on?

I've had the same issue. We put down a treatment (I'm in the States) called Grubex that killed the grubs that moles feed on. Once dinner was off the table the moles moved on. I don't know if it's available in the UK, but going after their food supply certainly worked for us.

Only that finally worked was a mole catcher man !!!!!

This isn't any use to you but when I was about 7 my mum woke up to her show piece immaculate garden lawn full of holes ( about thirty )she was devastated.

She got the mole catcher guy thingy to come out and he said to her that the holes only go three inches down definitely not moles plus there were two plastic balls in them ..................yes my dad had made me a pitch and put in the front garden :) one dad in the dog house but a happy me :)

If you cant get rid you can always find a alternative use for them :)

I confess to not being particularly bothered by their little lumpy bumps but my partner is. I will tell him to look into Grubex and if not see if he wants to go down the mole catcher man route.

@Starrunner That made me laugh!

Having moles is a sign of healthy soil with plenty of worms. Hopefully this US medicine doesn’t kill the worms too, because that would really harm the ecosystem. Bear in mind that any pesticide you use will spread also eventually to bees (some nest underground, including wild bees and most bumbles) and other inhabitants of your garden. I would prefer to use sonar repellents but that may distract bats and moths if you have any nearby.

I prefer to let them live, noting that molehills only appear when there is a lot of rain and the moles come up for air. Slicing the top of the molehill off and using the powdery soil for potting, and putting some fresh grass seed down doesn’t harm.

It is free aeration for your soil and will stop it going boggy or compressed in the long term.

Next-door's cat caught our rogue mole. Thank heavens for that too, as it made the most almighty mess in an incredibly short amount of time.