Mole Epidemic!

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  1. SooBee

    SooBee Apprentice Gardener

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    Does anyone else think there is a mole epidemic going on? I live in North Oxfordshire and everywhere I go I see molehills spread across fields and gardens. Or is the time of year?
     
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    Scrungee Well known for it

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    It's the time year.
     
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    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    I think the moles we had have gone on holiday :), no sign of them this year:dbgrtmb:

    May have gone holidaying in Oxfordshire :snork:
     
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    • Lawnman

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      Land is very wet so moles have moved to better drained areas so this has added to their visibility.

      I catch moles professionally.
       
    • Scrungee

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      I've always been told that this is the time of year when they go surfing under the soil looking for mates.
       
    • SimonZ

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      Best of luck to all moles everywhere.
       
    • clueless1

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      I caught a mole once when I was a kid. I wanted to keep it as a pet but it panicked and bit me and it hurt so I let go and it legged it.
       
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