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    On No two of my veg beds are covered in vole holes,any advice peeps

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    I thought they were protected, but they aren't considered to be endangered (well it sounds like yours might be) BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Bank vole
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      but wont they eat the roots of my veg growing in there? I would't hurt the either but is there ant way of scaring them away
      cheers H

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      • #4
        get a cat .... voles are sweet though and related to lemmings

        Vole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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        • #5
          Originally posted by helly View Post
          On No two of my veg beds are covered in vole holes,any advice peeps

          Awww voles are cute, I've got loads of em too - but can't bring myself to hurt them so i leave them alone

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          • #6
            Put up a nestbox for barn owls....... There are 2 things retricting the number of barn owls in Britain (currently about 10% of the historic level). lack of nest sites, and lack of food. Their preferred prey is voles (although not necessarily the same sort you have, but worth a try) and barn owls are fascinating creatures.
            Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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            • #7
              How do you know they are vole holes ? i found very small holes the other day at the lottie.
              Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
              and ends with backache

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              • #8
                Originally posted by lynda66 View Post

                Hmm, build em a cliff then
                Hayley B

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by jackie j View Post
                  How do you know they are vole holes ? i found very small holes the other day at the lottie.
                  I know mine are voles cause i caught one!!, not sure how you tell otherwise???

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                  • #10
                    I had loads of voles in my last garden. They're just lovely - but they weren't in my veg beds. I had owls and foxes too, so I just left them all to get on with it.
                    I think I would just wait and see if the voles are actually doing any harm.

                    From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Hilary B View Post
                      Put up a nestbox for barn owls....
                      That's a brilliant idea
                      That way you aren't killing them yourself, and you get to see these beautiful birds
                      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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