Vole controll ?

[John Barleycorn]

Any wisdom out there on getting rid of voles ?

Large numbers of holes & tracks. Eating roots, bulbs tubers & bark of shrubs.

The drought here means that they are also using cracks in the ground.

I have only recently realised that voles are also known a "field mice", but in a garden situation they have bred up to plague numbers.

Poisoning is not an option.

Looks like it will have to be large numbers of mouse traps under something to prevent kids, pets, birds etc being caught.

[rapidlee]

multiple live trap you can then release them somewhere.

[Highland Forestry]

I was under the impression that voles were a protected species??

I'd maybe take some advice from your local council before putting traps down.

[Graham]

Field voles are definitely not mice although in some parts of the country they're called mice:confused1:

 

Not protected but they are the main food source for kestrels and owls.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Its water voles that are suffering a decline because of mink

[Logrover]

Best thing is keep weeds down so nowhere for them to hide and remove the guards so they cant sit inside them...assuming nowt else eats the trees!!!