Mesmerised by the mole that dug up my garden | Letters

A blackbird would stand beside it, taking the worms and insects dislodged, recalls Sallie BedfordWe had a mole a few years ago that made 17 molehills on our back lawn in as many days (Country diary, 4 January). I watched from the kitchen window each morning as the new hill was being excavated, the earth moving with clumps falling away. A blackbird would stand beside it, watching carefully and taking the worms and insects dislodged – fascinating! This was another wild creature to add to our