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Mystery Poo - please help!

neetu.b.sharmaSrJkgUmeneetu.b.sharmaSrJkgUme Posts: 3
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Dear experts 

I have joined this forum in vain and despair.

we have something that is clearly making droppings in our garden and I have for the life of me no idea what it is. The droppings are strange and are like coils that harden when dry.

we originally thought a cat as our neighbour has a cat, but as we don’t have a cat we didn’t know what cat droppings looked like. On researching this doesn’t appear to be cat faeces.

My husband has bought repellant, sonic scarers and a water jet repellant but none seem to be working, which makes me think something else is fouling on the lawn. Could it be a bird?please help!


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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's a worm cast
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • StrepfanStrepfan Posts: 2
    Dont worry about it ,its only made by hardworking worms .Just let them dry and then brush in. Shows your garden is in good health
  • neetu.b.sharmaSrJkgUmeneetu.b.sharmaSrJkgUme Posts: 3
    Ohh thank you so much! 

    Am I to take it that it therefore isn’t problematic for the soil? We have a 2 year old and was worried about him playing outside as they are literally everywhere! 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Worms are great for the soil, and the casts are harmless (or at least, no different from  soil and I assume you're not one of those parents who panics if their children get their hands mucky).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The worms are doing their bit for the soil by helping to break it up.
    The ground doesn't look very hospitable, so that will actually help it. :)
    Many areas have hard, cracked ground in dry weather if the soil is clay, so if that's the case, you can address the problem with spiking the ground and removing a core of soil, and adding good compost to it. It isn't the best solution, but it's difficult to do anything else much if you want a lawn. Leaving grass longer when cutting also helps   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • neetu.b.sharmaSrJkgUmeneetu.b.sharmaSrJkgUme Posts: 3
    Thank you all so much.

    the ground is a bit inhospitable as we have just had some big trees and shrubs dug out so now have a big patch of bare soil which we are hoping to turf.

    dont mind him getting muddy at all, just wasn’t keen on it being faeces so that’s a relief!

    the turf we do have though is also fairly covered in them. Anything we can do to slightly discourage or is it as you say something we deal with given it causes no harm?

    Thanks again for the replies, we had been going mental trying to figure it out!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You can just brush them off and disperse them when it's dry. That will benefit the soil anyway   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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