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Hole in Soil Appearing

KatstezKatstez Posts: 19
in Wildlife gardening
Hi, can someone please help. We have a border which recently keeps having a deep hole appear. It shows the roots of the flowers next to it. I fill it in but within a week or so it reappears in the same spot. Any idea what it could be please. Thank you. 
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Some sort of burrowing animal, too large for vole or mouse.
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    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Don't like to say anything but it's sort of rat sized.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • KatstezKatstez Posts: 19
    The border has been there for ages and never had it before. There isn’t any signs of rats and nothing around to suggest that they would make a habitat. No food etc.  The hole may be deceiving in the photo. It is about 2.5-3 inch hole. Thankyou for replies. 
  • chirpy999chirpy999 Posts: 25
    I had a similar thing happen, filled the hole but it soon reappeared. Rang the local council pest control dept he said it was a rat. He baited the hole and returned in about a week and told me he had got a rat and a baby . Lived here about 15 years at the time first time anything like it had happened. Not had a problem since.
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Are you in the country?  If so it's field mice. My friend has the identical situation 
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Katrina.sterry said:
    Hi, can someone please help. We have a border which recently keeps having a deep hole appear. It shows the roots of the flowers next to it. I fill it in but within a week or so it reappears in the same spot. Any idea what it could be please. Thank you. 
    Field mice my guess
  • KatstezKatstez Posts: 19
    I live in a town with no fields close. I thought the hole was too small for a rat but maybe people are right. Thank you 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Pretty sure that’s a rat hole ... the shape of the ‘spoil’ dug out of the hole is typical of rats. I would contact a professional to deal with it. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Does the hole go anywhere,a tunnel perhaps or is it simply a hole?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • pr1mr0sepr1mr0se Posts: 1,193
    It looks like a hole made by a rat and I would either bait it myself or get in a professional.  If you want greater certainty, you could put down some fine sand around the hole, and check for footprints/droppings. 
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