Any advice on how to deal with rats living in a mound of turf / topsoil in an allotment I've taken over?
The plot (5x7m) has been uncultivated for a year or so. I've cleared the top growth and uncovered a mound of what I think is old turf. There are lots of burrow tunnel holes and I saw a rat exit it today. The mound is about 1 metre high, full of weed roots and is rock solid. Someone has put rat poison outside a couple of the tunnels. I'm thinking if I can break up the mound I will get rid of the rats, but i'm unsure of how to proceed. I really struggled to get a fork into the mound.
Thanks
The plot (5x7m) has been uncultivated for a year or so. I've cleared the top growth and uncovered a mound of what I think is old turf. There are lots of burrow tunnel holes and I saw a rat exit it today. The mound is about 1 metre high, full of weed roots and is rock solid. Someone has put rat poison outside a couple of the tunnels. I'm thinking if I can break up the mound I will get rid of the rats, but i'm unsure of how to proceed. I really struggled to get a fork into the mound.
Thanks
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