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John
May 3, 20181 min read
Not a pleasant place to work
It might look a nice spring morning, but it's still very cool for the last day of April. But that's not my complaint here. I've got...
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John
May 3, 20181 min read
Brew Time
Probably the 3rd coffee of the day, I drink loads of the stuff. Nearly the end of April and I've still got to use all my winter mole...
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John
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Wasps and Bee Identification
We've had a couple of warm days and the phone goes mad with people saying they have wasps and hornets of all things. Never seen a hornet...
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John
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Flood Bank Moles
More mole work on the flood banks protecting the fields on this farm.
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John
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Too hot for me
Hottest April day since 1949 according to the media. Was 32.2 degrees with the sun belting down on my temp sensor here, actually got to...
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John
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Well Stuck
If you are going to venture off road, never over estimate your or your vehicles capabilities. I wouldn't even attempt to take my quad...
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John
Apr 15, 20181 min read
No Jacket Required
No hat or gloves needed either today. 25.5 degrees recorded on the thermometer in the front quad box this afternoon. Checking the grain...
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John
Apr 15, 20181 min read
Too many sheep for me
This number of ewes and lambs makes it impossible to trap. But they are all being moved in two days to fresh grazing which I'm currently...
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John
Apr 12, 20181 min read
Feeding Time
I only stop to eat when I'm hungry, some days I'll just work right through. Nothing better than eating alfresco, plenty of soil, bugs,...
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John
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Day at the Coast
Actually a view over Freckleton, Warton and Lytham Marsh. I'm trapping moles along the sea defence bank for the farm behind me. The marsh...
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John
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Silver Grey Moles
What's' the odds of catching two coloured moles in two traps 30 yards apart. Nice silver grey fur. Female on the left, male in the middle...
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John
Apr 9, 20181 min read
Paddy Fields
I've never had such a wet winter for farm mole trapping. Things got bad towards the end of last September and here we are 7 months later,...
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John
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Typical Bank Holiday Weather
Rain, Sleet, Snow and more Rain. Plus it's only just above freezing. But I'm having a great day.
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John
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Sheep and Mole Catching
I can normally manage to trap successfully with ewes at most times of the year, but when they have lambs I draw the line. Lambs up to...
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John
Apr 2, 20181 min read
April Fools Day
Too nice to stay at home eating Easter Eggs. Turned out to be the best day of the Easter break, well a break for most people, but just...
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John
Mar 28, 20181 min read
Magical morning
The ground was covered with frost earlier, but the sun has now reached this field and turned it all into a glistening carpet of dew.
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John
Mar 26, 20181 min read
1st day of British summertime
What's the point of having a lazy start to a Sunday with weather like this. It actually feels like spring has properly arrived this...
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John
Mar 26, 20181 min read
A few more less.
Often I'm only asked to trap one or two problem fields instead of the whole farm. Jobs like this mean I try to keep working in a small...
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John
Mar 20, 20181 min read
Not a bad 24 hours work
Started on this farm yesterday afternoon, it's one of my regulars and an easy farm to trap, caught 10 moles whilst I was there. Today I...
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