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Summer lawn at the start of an attack by the mole
A fairly typical size of one molehill created by the mole in one operation
How the damage will spread if left unchecked
West Dorset Mole Control starts the work of finding a location to place their traps
Digging down to the tunnel
The mole run or tunnel is revealed
Deploying a mole trap
Traps marked, job nearly done
Just a small area in one field where moles have created a real health hazard to stock once soil gets into their fodder
A farm job is tackled where up to 100 traps may be deployed over four days
Just one of 31 moles removed that year in four days