Bark chippings

[tmh88]

Renovating the back garden and just wondered if anyone had bark chippings? I’m wanting it to go under a climbing frame in the garden but will it be used as a litter tray by every cat in the village? If so is there a better type of bark to buy or something that will keep cats away from it?

I'm sure I've seen rubber bits under play items, I think they are made from used tyres.

For goodness sake don't get the rubber chippings! We have them and so does my mum and they don't do a good job of stopping weeds even combined with the fabric stuff underneath. The bark sort of knits together and does a better job.

There's already a thread re bark, if you scroll down

Not sure I want the rubber ones as can’t find a store which sells them and want to see what they’re like before I spend hundreds online. Can’t find the other bark thread could you put the link on here?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/gardening/3613262-Is-bark-naff

We had bark chippings at a previous house and I can confirm it was just a goat litter tray stinking of cat turds 🤢

Ffs why did autocorrect change giant to goat 🙄

@LadyBahBahBah oh no! I really don’t know what to put down! Does anyone know if them plug in cat detergents would work?

*deterrent lol.

Don't use rubber chips, full of toxins.

Bark chips are what you get used to when it comes to naffness. When I came to Australia where they are used everywhere, I couldn't be doing with them, they looked untidy but they're there for a reason, because they work as a retainer of moisture, and a good bounce under play equipment. Cats are no more like to shit there than in gravel or a newly-dug veggie patch.