Thick White Slime in Hole!
BethSailor
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Hello!
I have just moved into my very first flat and with it have a small garden! 
I'm excited to get into a bit of gardening but so far am not having a whole lot of luck. I have a few raised flower beds which I planted daffodils in, but seem to have a fox/cat issue that they keep getting dug up!
We also have a couple of little trees, but again, recently there has been a hole dug around the roots of the tree.
Today I went out to try and do a bit of tidying and noticed that in the hole there's now this really thick, slimy substance in the hole, and what looks like thin mould above it? (see attached pic) I have absolutely no knowledge on what this could be, so was hoping someone may be able to point me in the direction a) what this is a and b) do I need to get rid of it (and how)?!
Thank you in advance, really want to start a nice little garden space and currently feeling very out of my depth!
Cheers,
Beth
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It looks like a fungus to me maybe an old Puff Ball or such, but It's likely someone who is better informed will come along soon.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Soil in a garden is normally a self contained eco-system containing many millions of fungal spores , bacteria and many other living organisms . These normally 'co-operate' with each other , building up a beneficial growing medium to most plants in our gardens .
However , sometimes the balance can be upset , especially after a wet winter . Standing or poor draining water can lead to an excess of certain fungal moulds which can appear on the surface or just beneath . They normally have no detrimental affect on adjacent plants .
My advice would be to leave alone . As for the mystery holes , probably feral cats or foxes like you say .