Mole Traps

We live on the side of the Minram Valley so the majority of houses (ours included)have terraced gardens eithr front or back, our rear garden is terraced on three levels, and we have this year decided (age as well) to leave the top part of the garden as a "meadow" it has been quite enlightening just how much add "wildlife and flowers" it has brought iin to the garden

Thank you Rocky they are very kind words. I’m not proud, that is how we should all be .. and I still kill slugs. What I am proud of is our children and grandchildren. Our daughter has been vegetarian from the age of 8, as are 3 of our 6 grandchildren. Our son, who is a no nonsense sort of man, told me about the sugar water trick for bees. It really works, they just get exhausted working and appear to be dying, after a ‘feed’ and a rest, they fly off quite happily. None of our kids would kill anything. I get into great trouble about the slugs.

We also live in the country, up a narrow lane surrounded by field's. Come winter and only during winter we feed the Birds and are prepared to suffer the consequences of doing so i.e Rats & Mice. The joy we get from doing so far out ways the vermin problem and have in fact seen Owls hunting in the garden. However this is our lifestyle we prefer to watch our feathered friends than Television in daytime,

Some years ago we were staying on a non facility club site ,when the local hunt ,in hot pursuit of a fox which came onto the site and hid under a caravan ,

  The fox hounds tried to come on site but were prevented by the site staff closing the gate,to the annoyance of the hunt

They had no answer we several members wanted to know why ,they stiil carried out such a barbaric way of life, when the vast majority of the population ,were now more civilised

They gave up when they  could see their blood lust was not going anywhere

The fox stayed around the site for several hours ,and food was left for it

Something similar at my in-laws about 35 years ago. My family and I were having lunch with them when a fox came running up the stoned private track outside, past the dining room window. Mum in law dashed out to garage which was never locked and opened the door chasing the fox inside as the hounds arrived. I had picked up a chestnut paling and set about the hounds and told the hunt that if they came into the parking area that they were next. 

I hate the hunt. Around here it is not just foxes but deer they chase, we often have deer in the garden and some sleep there overnight. Not so long ago the hunt were in the woods right behind the wire fence at the bottom of our garden. The dogs, who I feel sorry for, were being rounded up by the whipper in. Just as well because they could have easily got into any of the surrounding gardens and most have cats. He was that close that he raised his hat to me and said good morning. I’m afraid ‘something’ off, was my reply and I don’t even feel bad about it.

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It's great to see that so many people think so much about the small creatures that live on this planet. If only we thought as much about the planet itself. Maybe it's time to give up driving motorhomes and towing caravans up and down the country so as to do our bit to help save the planet.

On the other hand Compo at least we are not jetting off to far flung places using fuel. Soon cars will be electric, not so sure that’s a real improvement though.

Selectivity in everything we do. Just see what some of the posters say here.