Rabbits are damaging the lawns and eating the flowers. We're in a rural
location so realise we won't get rid of the problem, but are there any
control methods that work?

wrote:
Rabbits are damaging the lawns and eating the flowers. We're in a rural
location so realise we won't get rid of the problem, but are there any
control methods that work?

Not really, though dogs and cats in the garden will help. We have a
smallholding and there are always loads of rabbits on the 'fields'
part (in years when myxomatosis isn't rife). We don't have too much
trouble with rabbits in the garden around the house, it's sort of wire
netted but not very well, however we have three dogs and several cats
who patrol the area fairly regularly.

The bigger problem in the vegetable/fruit areas is pigeons.

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Chris Green
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On 11 Sep 2019 11:16, wrote:
Rabbits are damaging the lawns and eating the flowers. We're in a rural
location so realise we won't get rid of the problem, but are there any
control methods that work?

We had a rabbit problem on our allotment site so all erected
anti-rabbit fences which worked providing the gate was tight and
secure. You had to ensure the perimeter was clear of weeds so you could
see if they were trying to dig under the wire which we buried 6 inches
down.

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Regards
Bob Hobden

On 11 Sep 2019 16:54, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:45:55 +0100, Bob Hobden
wrote:

On 11 Sep 2019 11:16, wrote:
Rabbits are damaging the lawns and eating the flowers. We're in a rural
location so realise we won't get rid of the problem, but are there any
control methods that work?

We had a rabbit problem on our allotment site so all erected
anti-rabbit fences which worked providing the gate was tight and
secure. You had to ensure the perimeter was clear of weeds so you
could
see if they were trying to dig under the wire which we buried 6 inches
down.

They tend to dig down immediately adjacent to the netting, so turn the
buried edge outwards to give an 'L' shape before burying it. Stops
them digging under it.

Quite right, however you can't do that between allotments and you have
to net your own plot as you can't rely on others to ensure it's
secure.

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Regards
Bob Hobden