"Drakanthus" wrote in message
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At my late Mother's house, which I am looking after until I get around
to
selling it, I have just found two tunnels dug into the lawn, each about
9"
across. The way the waste soil has been thrown shows that they were dug
from
the surface down. The garden is completely surrounded by high walls,
apart
from a gap about 3" high under one corner of a solid gate. So, any ideas
what did it? My thought was a terrier, but I've not seen any signs of
rats
and I don't know what it would have been digging for otherwise.

Colin Bignell


Sounds way too big for a mole.
Could be a rabbit. Any sign of rabbit droppings nearby - small black/brown
pellets
about 1cm?

No tracks or droppings of any kind in the area. Simon Avery has suggested a
fox and, as this is an urban garden that has been virtually untouched for
some months, that seems a strong possibility.

Colin Bignell