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Post by Crystal on Dec 6, 2021 16:31:43 GMT 1
An big hole appeared overnight in the open grass area between our house and the horse paddocks - does anyone have an idea of what it might be? It's perfectly round, a good 30cm in diameter and more than 40cm deep - the sides open out slightly below ground - it doesn't appear to join any underground tunnels, although I haven't had a serious poke around in it yet  - and most strangely, there's no sign of the missing soil! We often get mole hills, rabbit holes or fox holes, but this is in a different league - it's huge! I thought it could be a badger hole, but it seems too big and the location is completely open and exposed (it's only about 6 metres from the house)..and there are no soil deposits around the hole  ![]() Any ideas? I just tried to post photos but apparently they are too big and I have to resize them....will have to do it later... what a faff!  |
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Post by Seaboots on Dec 6, 2021 16:38:12 GMT 1
Wild boar ?
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Post by Veem on Dec 6, 2021 16:46:58 GMT 1
The wild boar who 'visit' our land make a mess but not anything like 40cm deep and it's generally a large area that's affected, not just one significant hole.
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Post by Nifty on Dec 6, 2021 16:53:18 GMT 1
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Post by JohnnyD on Dec 6, 2021 16:54:32 GMT 1
ooh can we see a photo of it?
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Post by ForumUser2 on Dec 6, 2021 17:52:45 GMT 1
Gosh, Crystal. You need that like you need a hole in the head.
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Post by FFS on Dec 6, 2021 18:00:28 GMT 1
Your real name's not Alice, is it? For resizing pictures, there's a downloadable tool that is very basic - PIXresizer - or an online site to resize, www.shrinkpictures.com/. |
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Post by Crystal on Dec 6, 2021 18:32:01 GMT 1
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Post by Crystal on Dec 6, 2021 18:33:53 GMT 1
and another...  |
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Post by Polarengineer on Dec 6, 2021 18:45:45 GMT 1
With all the rain we have had, I imagine it is a sink hole. It could be over a disused soakaway from your house and has collapsed.
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Post by exile on Dec 6, 2021 18:46:42 GMT 1
Do you have any drains or water pipes in that area?
Edit PE is thinking along similar lines
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Post by pcpa on Dec 6, 2021 19:24:54 GMT 1
I was also thinking sinkhole until I saw the radiussed edge with some vertical striations.
POW's are trying to hide a tunnel that they have previously dug using soil from your hole, be suspicious of anyone with baggy trousers & muddy shoes and socks.
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Post by Crystal on Dec 6, 2021 20:04:15 GMT 1
No drains or water pipes in the area and yes, pcpa, the vertical lines do look like spade marks, but I assume they are claw marks...I don't think it's a sink hole because of the bevel around the top, although I suppose there could be a tunnel (animal's) under there - maybe the hole was dug from below?
I was going to fill it in with stones for safety reasons, but I think I'll just cover it until I get time to get my spade out to investigate further.
I'm still thinking badger...
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Post by JohnnyD on Dec 6, 2021 20:06:47 GMT 1
I would go badger also, I have seen holes similar here in the U.K. near us
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Post by pcpa on Dec 6, 2021 20:33:34 GMT 1
Surprising that such a reclusive animal would dig a sett so close to your dwelling and the horse activity
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- and most strangely, there's no sign of the missing soil!
