Earth mounds in paddock mystery... (help me look smart!)

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I don’t think so Stubs, wood ant mounds are not so concentrated.

Have you had a dig in one to have a look Mick ?

[Mick Dempsey]

No these are in Horsham, 700 km away.

[drinksloe]

Just mole hills.

 

That 2nd photo looks like some sort of moss growth, u often see it on undergrazed hills, no soil below the hump just a massive hump of moss. A real bigger to drive over a will flip a quad if hit wrong. Or stick a 4x4

Edited September 15, 2019 by drinksloe

[Duncansimpson]

They are ant hills not mole hills

[dumper]

We use a RSJ in a four in one bucket to level them and spread the soil make sure it’s been dry for a couple of days

[Haironyourchest]

They're SAS commandos.

[nepia]

Another vote for ants. Got loads just down the road on Farthing Downs, Coulsdon.

[BCC]

Looks like sandy soil. I give ants a vote.

[drinksloe]

Must be an English thing but I've never seen anthills look like that before.

Althou a crappy picture on my tablet

[dumper]

Not common at this density but a sign of old unimproved grassland, The national trust had my treespade on hire for a week moving them few years back