Brian Alderton
Last week I received the very sad news that Brian Alderton, who created the British Mole Catchers Register in 2006, had sadly passed away on 22nd June. Brian will be remembered by me and many others as a very kind…
Testimonial: Traditional Mole Catcher Training Course
My one day training for Traditional Mole Catching with Louise Chapman Director British Mole Catchers Register on Thursday 3 March 2022 - by Roger Emlett "My mystifying experience of subterranean moles goes back years. I’d never seen one live, yet…
Testimonial: Traditional Mole Catching Course
Many thanks to Mark for his feedback on our Traditional Mole Catching Course: "I attended Louise Chapman’s well-prepared mole-catching course in Norwich. I’d had some amateur experience previously of catching moles in my then National Gardens Scheme garden at Goring…
The nitty gritty of tooth microwear in moles: why it matters to palaeontologists!
By Thomas Gray, Neil Adams, Mark Purnell: School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester When an animal eats food it creates a pattern of scratches and pits on the tooth’s surface known as dental microwear. The textures produced…
British Mole Catchers 2017 Review
We hope you have had a productive year and we would especially like to welcome our brand new members – thank you for joining us! In 2017, we have introduced the British Mole Catchers Facebook group exclusively for members to…
Just a bit of fun….!
These Shetland ponies have noticed a mole problem - turn your sound on & enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltwt1yHJBQw
Louise’s update – dealing with drought!
May was another busy month, despite the unusual drought which was causing a lot of hard dry soil – a nightmare for a mole catcher! The moles were digging ever deeper and creating very big molehills across the region in…
You Tube Channel
Louise has uploaded some new and interesting videos to her You Tube channel... Here, she investigated a mole ‘fortress’ or nest in a Norfolk airfield. These are quite unusual and are sometimes found in areas prone to flooding. There was…
Louise’s March Update
March was a busy month for Louise Chapman, head of the British Mole Catchers Register. There were plenty of mole talks booked into her diary – thank you to Cringleford Gardening Club, Chet Staithe Probus Club, Norfolk Deaf…
On-site mole catcher training
The British Mole Catchers Register is now offering on-site training for UK sports venues who may be struggling to deal with moles and molehills across their pitches and courses. Molehills on a sports field are not only an annoyance but can…