In Featured, Pests What are moles like?Most people have never seen a mole as they live almost entirely underground. They are cute, velvety creatures that grow to between 11 and 16 cm and have very tiny eyes. They have limited eyesight although it doesn’t matter because they live in darkness. Moles find their way around underground and detect food and water by sensing vibrations in the soil. They do this via the extremely sensitive tiny hairs and whiskers which cover their long noses. Moles are solitary creatures and usually avoid each other, except in the breeding season between February and June.Why do moles make molehills?Moles are burrowing animals and they dig every day. When a mole digs a shallow tunnel just below the surface of lawns and flowerbeds it pushes the displaced soil up vertical tunnels to form molehills. These tunnels are temporary as the moles are digging them to search for food, such as earthworms and insects. Because moles are territorial, the molehills seen in a ga...
