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Fresh molehills across the lawn every morning, raised ridges running through the flower beds, a paddock pitted with soil heaps. A single mole can turn a well-kept garden, sports pitch or field upside down in a few days. Wiltshire Pest Services Ltd provides professional mole control for gardens, farms, estates and sports grounds across Wiltshire and into the borders of Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire. Call us on 07711 259749 or use the form on this page and we’ll help you get your ground back.
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Cone-shaped heaps of loose, crumbly soil pushed up from below, often in a rough line. New molehills appearing overnight mean the mole is active.
Long, raised lines just under the surface of the grass are shallow feeding tunnels, most common in damp or light soil.
Ground that feels spongy or gives way underfoot can mean a network of tunnels just below the surface.
Moles don’t eat plants, but their tunnelling can lift seedlings, loosen roots and damage vegetable beds and borders.
Molehills are often most noticeable from autumn through spring, when the soil is moist and moles are busy feeding and breeding.
Moles are small, velvety black mammals with large, spade-like front paws and tiny eyes. They live almost entirely underground, feeding mainly on earthworms and soil grubs, and are rarely seen on the surface.
Molehills have no open entrance hole. Open burrows, runs through the grass above ground and gnawing damage point to rats instead. See our rat control service.
Molehills and tunnels ruin lawns, bowling greens, golf courses, cricket squares and football pitches, and make mowing difficult.
Horses and livestock can stumble in collapsed tunnels, and soil from molehills can contaminate silage and damage machinery.
Moles are usually solitary. The dozens of molehills you can see may be the work of just one or two moles.
Sonic devices, smoke, windmills and home remedies have little proven effect. Poisons such as strychnine have been banned in the UK since 2006, and any control has to be humane and legal.
Call us or use the form on this page. Tell us where the molehills are and how much ground is affected, and send a photo if you can. If you call, we’ll take the details and send you a follow-up form through our booking system, then talk you through your options and what happens next.
We find the active runs, work out how many moles are involved and check where they’re coming from, such as neighbouring fields or hedgerows. For farms, estates and sports grounds, we carry out a full survey of the land before any plan is agreed.
We plan the work around the size of the area, the number of moles, and who uses the land, including children, pets, horses and livestock. All our methods are humane and legal, and we explain what we’re doing and why.
Moles from surrounding land will move into empty territory over time. We’ll advise on spotting new activity early and on options like mesh under new lawns for smaller areas.
Domestic customers get a follow-up to check everything has been resolved. For farms, estates, equestrian yards, schools and sports grounds, we offer ongoing service agreements with regular checks.
We price each job once we understand it. The main factors are the size of the area, how many moles are active, access to the land, and whether you need a one-off job or ongoing control. Get in touch for a clear quote.
Our team has over 30 years of combined experience, including BPCA-certified professionals and a Fellow of the RSPH. Every technician is qualified to at least Level 2.
We work with homes, farms, estates and rural properties across Wiltshire, so we understand the pressures moles put on paddocks, pitches and grazing land.
If it’s a single mole passing through, we’ll tell you, rather than selling you a long contract.
We arrive in unmarked vehicles and keep the job low-key.
We look at where moles are coming from, not just the molehills in front of you, so the problem stays under control.
A single new mole is much easier to deal with than an established network of tunnels. Don’t wait for the lawn to be covered.
When laying a new lawn or pitch in a small area, a mesh barrier underneath can stop moles tunnelling through.
Moles often come in from neighbouring fields, hedgerows and verges. Watching for activity along boundaries helps catch them early.
Fresh molehills of loose soil, raised ridges across the lawn and soft, sunken patches are the main signs. You’ll rarely see the mole itself.
They don’t eat plants, but their tunnelling ruins lawns and beds, lifts seedlings and makes mowing difficult. On farms and paddocks, they can cause injuries to animals and spoil silage.
Sometimes a mole moves on, but most stay as long as there are earthworms to eat. Even if one leaves, another often moves into its tunnels.
Usually fewer than you think. Moles are mostly solitary, so a lawn full of molehills is often the work of one or two.
There’s little evidence that sonic devices, windmills, smoke or home remedies work for long. Professional control is far more reliable.
Moles aren’t a protected species, but they are covered by animal welfare law, so any control must be humane. Poisons such as strychnine are banned.
It depends on the size of the area, how many moles are active and whether you need ongoing control. We give you a clear quote once we’ve seen the ground.
We deal with moles in gardens, farms, estates and sports grounds across Wiltshire and the borders of Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire, including:
Swindon, Bath, Salisbury, Chippenham, Andover, Trowbridge, Devizes, Frome, Warminster, Melksham, Shaftesbury, Calne, Marlborough, Corsham, Westbury, Amesbury.
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