"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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Therefore wrote:
Hello can you help

My garden is being decimated by an animal that is digging holes
everywhere

Holes are appearing in the lawn and in the flower beds and veg. plot

Also freshly planted plants are being uprooted and tossed to one side

I am quite sure that cats and dogs are not responsible

My garden is part of open farmland and cannot be fenced

There are magpies, crows ,doves, foxes, badgers, even rats in the area

TIA .........................Leslie

Sounds like a mole to me. Your best hope is that it will move on to
somewhere else.

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Jeff

If the holes are about 12 inches across with a slight mound then definately
a mole, if smaller, about 3 to 5 inches then most likely a badger .
But when inspecting the hole, if overground animal the hole will have a
slight depression where the soil has been pulled out, if a Mole, the
animal comes up from underground and pushes the soil upwards forming a
raised mound.
Do let us know what you find.
Regards
Cineman