"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
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We were not absolutely sure that it was foxes as opposed to carrion crows
or other birds which were causing the damage so to remove any doubt
whatsoever I visited the green at about 9.30 p.m. last night and made
sure that all holes were filled and that everything was in order. Then I
sat in the darkness of our pavillion and between 10 pm and 11.15 pm four
foxes, in one instance all at the same time, visited the green and,
although the lighting was not sufficient for me to see exactly what they
were doing at the time, I found shortly afterwards that they had removed
the fillings from two holes without there being a bird or other animal in
sight. Now that we definitely know the cause of our problem I will at
first try the pop bottles and if that fails total disturbance of their
habitat must be an option and maybe the odd visit by a Jack Russell.
Should that not work I may seek the help of our local council.


Lots of luck with getting a council involved. Foxes are not considered
life-threatening here (and they aren't, normally) so no help will come
from there.
You will have to do it yourself.

Yes, you are right. Spoke to the council today and they have a neutral
policy regarding foxes. I have totally disturbed the foxes sleeping area on
nearby waste land and will visit it regularly in an endeavour to encourage
them to move on and hopefully that will work. The pop bottles are in place
so I am hoping that they will have the desired effect.