Brentwood has leafy residential roads, large gardens and woodland and farmland never far away, which makes it good mole country. If your lawn has started to sprout heaps of loose soil or has soft, sunken lines running through it, a mole is the likely cause and the problem will not fix itself.
We identify the signs, find the tunnels the animal uses most and trap there, checking regularly. Moles do not come into houses or sheds, so the focus is on your grass and borders, and on advice for getting the ground back in good order.
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Moles like deep, damp, undisturbed soil with plenty of worms, and old lawns under trees and beside hedges provide just that. Across the CM13 to CM15 postcodes, many gardens are generous in size and sit beside woodland edges or fields, so a mole can arrive from outside and settle into a lawn with very little to stop it, then spread along the borders.
You may first notice a few small heaps, then a line of them, then a ridge where the grass has lifted. In a big Brentwood garden a lot of this can go unseen for a while, particularly at the far end, and by the time it reaches the terrace the tunnel network can be extensive and the turf noticeably uneven and soft underfoot.
Our first job in Brentwood is to read the garden. We look at where the soil is freshest, trace the ridges and decide which tunnels are the main routes rather than short feeding spurs. Traps are then set in those routes, and we check them at sensible intervals so that any catch is dealt with promptly and nothing sits there longer than it should.
A large lawn with trees and borders can take longer than a small plot, because there are more places for tunnels to wander. We do not rush it and we do not guess. If it looks like a longer job we will say so at the start, and we are happy to explain exactly what each visit involves and what you can do in between.
Once the animal has been removed, rake the heaps flat and use the soil to fill dips. Firm collapsed tunnels, scatter seed over thin patches and water if the weather is dry. Bulbs and young plants disturbed by tunnelling should be pressed back into the ground. For help nearby, we also cover Billericay, Epping and Basildon, so neighbours with the same problem can ask about their garden.
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Fresh mounds of loose soil are the classic sign of a mole, but a few other things can look similar, so it pays to check properly.
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If new molehills keep appearing after you have cleared the old ones, the cause is usually food, soft soil and a tunnel network that never really goes away.
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Most household pests leave clues behind, and learning to read droppings, damage, noises and timing will help you decide what you are dealing with and what to do next.
Read the guide →They go wherever the soil is damp, easy to dig and full of worms, which includes many woodland edges and fields. Gardens beside those spaces are more exposed to new arrivals, so a quick response when hills appear is worthwhile.
They can. Mowers catch on the loose heaps, scalp the grass and clog with soil, and the blades can dull quickly. It is sensible to raise the cutting height and avoid mowing the worst areas until the animal has gone and you have levelled the ground.
That depends on the season and how much turf was lifted. Light damage often settles within a few weeks once the heaps are levelled. Bare areas should be reseeded, and in cold months the recovery is slower until spring growth.
Tell us what you have found and roughly where it is. We will come back to you — or call 01245 327 274 if it is urgent.
