Mole Traps

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The thing is, there were only visible mole hills on the grassed area outside the site, which I think may not be CAMC land, as the bin there is emptied by the local council.  Please see attached photo...not great, but it may help you see what I mean.

I'm sure there are many more tripping hazards on Club sites than mole hills, rabbit holes etc,  and like natural disasters, I'm fairly sure no insurance company would ever pay out if someone hurt themselves falling over a mole hill.  

Some of the speed hump warning paint is so badly faded on the sites you can't see them.  I actually helped a poor lady that fell over one last year - flat on her face!  Also, all steps and kerbs aren't marked, and it would be ludicrous to expect them to be wouldn't it!  So, if the CAMC want to go down the tripping hazard excuse, they have a lot more issues to address first...ones which insurance companies would be more likely to listen to.

 

Going down the route of speed humps, my OH now needs a mobility scooter for any thing more than short distances ,and have found that her boot scooter grounds on most club speed humps ,and when speeking to othe users of the same type of scooter they have had the same problem ,but none had thought about speaking to site staff or contacting the club ,not that i have had any sort of reply apart the auto reply 

 

Yes, I can imagine accessibility is an issue and needs to be addressed too.  Hope you hear something soon!

You & me both A👍🏻. It really is a disgusting practice☹️

Push the soil back in with the foot a pinch of grass seed on it-jobs a gud un Debs👍🏻

Exactly!  Thanks for the support!

I have used a lot of Club sites and I can't say I have ever seen traps being set for moles so it can't be that common. Seen a few mole heaps. One of the reasons you should contact the Club direct is the establish the facts of the situation. There could be a perfectly sound reasons for the need to eliminate moles from the area where the traps were being set. This could be to do with personal safety of members and staff or possible damage to site infrastructure. I understand Old Hartley does suffer from subsidence so perhaps this plays a part in the decision? Its all very well being sentimental about these little creatures but if they are creating real damage they need dealing with.

David

East Grinstead House. The contact us option at the foot of the page gives you several options for emailing.👍🏻

I have had the occasional mole but it depends on the number and activity in an area as to whether I would consider trapping. If the damage were greater I might well have done. 

The back lawn is full of trip hazards where the local corvids have been caching food