Posted by Moonraker on October 2, 2011, 5:51 am
During the night something attacked my lawn digging 6 or so areas. Most
of these areas were quite small, mere scraping but the worse on cover
about a square yard. Nothing deep but the turf remove and scattered aver
several yards. I've never seen anything like this before, though I have
been plagued by rabbits. Any idea as to what it might be, and the best
way to repair th affected areas?
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Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire
Posted by Janet Tweedy on October 2, 2011, 5:59 am
writes
>During the night something attacked my lawn digging 6 or so areas. Most
>of these areas were quite small, mere scraping but the worse on cover
>about a square yard. Nothing deep but the turf remove and scattered
>aver several yards. I've never seen anything like this before, though I
>have been plagued by rabbits. Any idea as to what it might be, and the
>best way to repair th affected areas?
I would have thought it might be badgers? If it's very dry maybe they
are having to dig down for worms?
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Posted by Martin on October 2, 2011, 6:11 am
On Sun, 2 Oct 2011 10:59:13 +0100, Janet Tweedy
>writes
>>During the night something attacked my lawn digging 6 or so areas. Most
>>of these areas were quite small, mere scraping but the worse on cover
>>about a square yard. Nothing deep but the turf remove and scattered
>>aver several yards. I've never seen anything like this before, though I
>>have been plagued by rabbits. Any idea as to what it might be, and the
>>best way to repair th affected areas?
>I would have thought it might be badgers? If it's very dry maybe they
>are having to dig down for worms?
or rats and other vermin.
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Martin
Posted by Warwick on October 2, 2011, 6:25 am
On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:11:40 +0200, Martin wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Oct 2011 10:59:13 +0100, Janet Tweedy
>
>>writes
>>>During the night something attacked my lawn digging 6 or so areas. Most
>>>of these areas were quite small, mere scraping but the worse on cover
>>>about a square yard. Nothing deep but the turf remove and scattered
>>>aver several yards. I've never seen anything like this before, though I
>>>have been plagued by rabbits. Any idea as to what it might be, and the
>>>best way to repair th affected areas?
>>
>>
>>I would have thought it might be badgers? If it's very dry maybe they
>>are having to dig down for worms?
>
> or rats and other vermin.
A square yard? Rats? Overnight? I'd go more with badgers.
Warwick
Posted by Martin on October 2, 2011, 6:31 am
On Sun, 2 Oct 2011 11:25:44 +0100, Warwick
>On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:11:40 +0200, Martin wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Oct 2011 10:59:13 +0100, Janet Tweedy
>>
>>>writes
>>>>During the night something attacked my lawn digging 6 or so areas. Most
>>>>of these areas were quite small, mere scraping but the worse on cover
>>>>about a square yard. Nothing deep but the turf remove and scattered
>>>>aver several yards. I've never seen anything like this before, though I
>>>>have been plagued by rabbits. Any idea as to what it might be, and the
>>>>best way to repair th affected areas?
>>>
>>>
>>>I would have thought it might be badgers? If it's very dry maybe they
>>>are having to dig down for worms?
>>
>> or rats and other vermin.
>A square yard? Rats? Overnight? I'd go more with badgers.
The latest animal to be persecuted.
Incidentally from The One Show via Brian May, there are vaccines
available to prevent bovine TB, the reason they are not used in UK is
that they are expensive, and bovine TB tests are only 80% effective.
--
Martin
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>of these areas were quite small, mere scraping but the worse on cover
>about a square yard. Nothing deep but the turf remove and scattered
>aver several yards. I've never seen anything like this before, though I
>have been plagued by rabbits. Any idea as to what it might be, and the
>best way to repair th affected areas?