Guess what did this?

[purplekat]

Hi,
I have mulched some of my garden with coregated cardboard and covered in bark chip to try and keep the moisture in.
A week ago I discovered some holes had appeared where something had dug through the bark and cardboard to the soil underneath - I'd not put any bonemeal or anything underneath so it was a mystery. These holes kept appearing over the last week, about 3 - 6 inch across. I finally caught them in the act yesterday
Can anyone guess what it was?

[mrbadexample]

Squirrels.

[Nicos]

Voles or field mice????

( exciting isn't it- when you 'discover' wildlife right under yr nose....I've sooo much to learn!!!)

[Nicos]

Squirrels.

aaaha!!!.... hmm...now there's a thought ...you're not very likely to catch a vole or field mouse 'in the act' so to speak!


Mind you....our new cat is a hunter....and she'll have a darned good scrape to get into a cricket/vole/mouse hole.

(We have bigger holes ( 20cm sq) in our field with scratchy paw marks ...and we're presuming it's a fox/badger.)

[witchwoo]

birds showing there young how to feed
or
fox

[purplekat]

birds showing there young how to feed
or
fox

Almost, it was the blackbirds - I'm quite glad really, I thought it might be rats! I tried to get a pic but they seem to be camera shy

They've figured out that worms like to collect just under the cardboard so when it's been raining they just rip it up with their beaks and go away with a beakfull - or at least I think that's what they're taking, it seemed to be the ripped card one time

[evvy2]

I use this method on my allotment but never noticed any cheeky blackbirds !