{"id":11238,"date":"2016-04-23T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-i-have-small-mysterious-holes-all-over-my-lawn-whats-causing-them\/"},"modified":"2016-04-23T12:00:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T05:00:52","slug":"ask-alys-i-have-small-mysterious-holes-all-over-my-lawn-whats-causing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-i-have-small-mysterious-holes-all-over-my-lawn-whats-causing-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: I have small mysterious holes all over my lawn. What&#039;s causing them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe population of long-tailed field mice can explode quickly, but they are an important source of food for barn owlsAll over my lawn, I have holes that are 1-2 inches across but appear to lead into tunnels. What is making these holes? They are not big enough for rats or rabbits.I went to see my mum and she took\u00a0me through a lengthy tour of her field and all the holes it contains. Rabbit holes, mole holes, bee holes, mice holes \u2013 it was quite the tour, because every hole needed\u00a0to be examined carefully. One of the holes\u00a0was made by a long-tailed field mouse (aka wood mouse) and it\u00a0sounds very similar to yours \u2013 it\u2019s\u00a0about an inch across and leads to\u00a0a burrow.Their population can explode quickly if they like the conditions, and my mum tells me they can appear all over the place. Then at some critical mass it all gets too much and they move off to find new territory \u2013 overnight they seem to disappear. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/gardening-blog\/2016\/apr\/23\/ask-alys-fowler-my-lawn-mysterious-holes\" target=\"_blank\">Ask Alys: I have small mysterious holes all over my lawn. What&#8217;s causing them?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The population of long-tailed field mice can explode quickly, but they are an important source&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-2Vg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48682,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-fowler-why-are-there-holes-in-the-rhizomes-of-my-bearded-iris\/","url_meta":{"origin":11238,"position":0},"title":"Ask Alys Fowler: why are there holes in the rhizomes of my bearded iris?","date":"March 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Our gardening expert has the answerThe rhizomes of my bearded iris are pitted with small holes, and last summer I got only three blooms from the whole bed. 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