Mole Control
Professional Lawn Trapping and Turf Protection
Understanding the Problem
Mole activity can ruin lawns, golf greens, sports turf, and agricultural paddocks overnight, creating safety hazards and unsightly soil mounds. Waterside Pest Solutions provides traditional, chemical free mole trapping to quickly clear active tunnel networks across East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.
Moles excavate extensive underground tunnel networks searching for earthworms, throwing up mounds of loose earth as they dig. A single mole can create dozens of molehills within days, damaging machinery blades and tripping livestock or athletes.
- Fresh mounds of loose, excavated soil appearing across lawns or paddocks
- Spongy, raised ridges along turf surfaces caused by shallow feeding runs
- Damage to garden mower blades and lawn care equipment from hidden stones
Why Choose Waterside Pest Solutions
Our Professional Process
We use traditional, highly precise mole trapping techniques:
- Run Identification: Probing the soil to locate active main travel tunnels rather than surface runs.
- Trap Setting: Setting mechanical claw or barrel traps discreetly below ground level.
- Monitoring & Clearance: Returning at scheduled intervals to check traps and confirm removal.
Long-Term Prevention
Minimize future mole activity on high value turf:
- Installing underground root barrier netting under newly laid lawns
- Levelling fresh molehills promptly to prevent weed colonization
- Setting routine seasonal inspections on large rural estates
Areas We Cover
Our extensive service areas include, but are not limited to, the following towns and cities: Edinburgh, Livingston, Bathgate, Haddington, North Berwick, Dunbar, Tranent, Musselburgh, St Boswells, Duns, Gifford, Pencaitland, East Kilbride, Moffat, Biggar, Lanark, Galashiels, Hawick, Jedburgh, Selkirk, Peebles, Kelso, and Melrose. We also serve over the bridge in Fife including Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, Cupar, Leven, Kinross. No matter where you are located within these regions, our expert team is ready to provide efficient and reliable pest control solutions tailored to your needs.
