Thanks for replies. We have been trying to keep on top by shooting but a mixture of a new nearby housing development makes that trickier and just not having the time means that this year they are terrible.
So we are ideally looking for someone that we can build up a relationship with the view to getting on top of the rabbit population over time.
I am not experienced in ferreting, though a guy previously used to come into the old quarry area to practice with his ferrets. It is the gardens which now needs addressing as a number of burrows forming.
Happy to pay and develop a longer