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Old 22-04-2012, 12:10 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Surface level tunnel - what animal?
On 22/04/2012 10:56, wrote:
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David WE wrote:

The most recently dug strip of ther allotment is having tunnels constructed
just below the surface - you can see the tunnel because of the wiggly hump
meandering through the plot.

Could be a mole, but no mole hills and I thought moles went deeper.

They dig in that way when hunting worms, and throw up hills only
when they need to get rid of the spoil. If they are digging just
below the surface, they don't need to.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.



They also hunt/live much nearer the surface when the water table is
higher. Perhaps it's been wet where you are?

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