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Strange nocturnal lawn attacks

darrencaulfielddarrencaulfield Posts: 4
in Problem solving
I have moved to a new house with a beautiful garden but the lawn is being destroyed at night ; I have not witnessed the culprit. Any tips on how to discourage these attacks would be most welcome. Darren, Holywood NI 
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Teenagers?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Badgers possibly? They can wreck grass pretty quickly. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    My first thought is badgers. 

    Maybe you should get one of those night-cam thingummies 😃 

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





  • darrencaulfielddarrencaulfield Posts: 4
    Thanks, had a feeling it could be badgers but no definite sightings as yet - hidden cam is a good shout 
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Foxes can do that, too.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I saw a woodpecker working busily  on next door's grass. I assume it has found an ants nest.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Looks like foxes or a member of the crow family to me.
    I've seen places where badgers dig, they are quite deep holes and the claw marks are usually obvious

    Billericay - Essex

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  • darrencaulfielddarrencaulfield Posts: 4
    Camera captured nocturnal visitor - any tips on safe badger deterrent welcome 
  • Bee witchedBee witched Posts: 1,295
    Hi @darrencaulfield,

    We were getting a lot of damage in the garden. I suspected badgers and set up a wildlife camera. Turned out to be both badgers and a cat.

    My neighbour recommended Voss Sonic 2000 Animal Repeller which has a cat a badger setting.
    I wasn't convinced but thought it worth a try so bought a couple.

    I set one to cat and one to badger and they are working well.
    No damage in the last 6 months, when we used to have a problem every 3 or 4 days.

    Bee x
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    Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  

    A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Caught red handed!
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