ditch rabbits ?

[fox assasin 16]

hi lads i have been thinking about this for a while it mite sound a bit stupid but i was wondering why is there only rabbits that live in ditches and none live in ground burrows around my area ?

I have been ferreting for only 4 years now and every time i go or find some permission i always look out for some ground burrows but there is only ditches with rabbits ?

Is this to do with the type of ground/land that they are on ?

 

Cheers

[weekend.rifle 44]

I am by no means an expert but i guess it is simply down the the fact that its easier for them to make their burrows in ditch sides as they only have to dig inwards, not down from the top then level out. The facts that its easier to shift the dirt out behind them, easy to make escape routes out the back of the ditch and that the grass around ditches is usually longer therefor offering more cover must also be a factor.

 

hope this helps, although not sure if i am just chatting b :censored:cks

 

tony

[The one 8,476]

More cover in the ditches ?.

[gnipper 6,466]

If its owt like where I am mate its because its too wet in the flat areas and the ditch banks are better drained.

[patterdalejoel 669]

there is high places round here where the rabbits live in the reeds/grass full time. guess they dont feel that pressured, and the ground is very rocky. they have the odd burrow here and there for emergencies though

[coneykenny 98]

pure and simple mate,farmers reclaiming the fields ,ive seen it happen all the time .farmers fillig up holes with slurry and back filling them ,ditch rabbits dont have that problem.rabbit holes in the middle of fields are a rare sight now..where you at

[weasle 1,119]

Wet heavy ground better drained in the ditches

[fox assasin 16]

pure and simple mate,farmers reclaiming the fields ,ive seen it happen all the time .farmers fillig up holes with slurry and back filling them ,ditch rabbits dont have that problem.rabbit holes in the middle of fields are a rare sight now..where you at

in kilkenny mate

[Mick C. 229]

rabbits love the security a ditch supplies

 

They are out of the way below the level of eye sight.

 

They sometimes have a better chance of escape when bolted as they sneak out using the bottom of the ditch as cover

[Tug 168]

They also love banks, and will favour the side that is sunniest and best sheltered from the wind/rain.

[RossR 14]

ground round about it floods too much maybe? and keep getting washed out

[RossR 14]

hi lads i have been thinking about this for a while it mite sound a bit stupid but i was wondering why is there only rabbits that live in ditches and none live in ground burrows around my area ?

I have been ferreting for only 4 years now and every time i go or find some permission i always look out for some ground burrows but there is only ditches with rabbits ?

Is this to do with the type of ground/land that they are on ?

 

Cheers

 

also i have rabbits that dig into the burn side and on the higher ground round that due to the flat land flooding ?

[stealthy1 3,964]

Most open field warrens I have seen are in sandy ground thats easier to dig

[DeepEarth 104]

Often, round here, their only option is to burrow out in the open...

 

[stealthy1 3,964]

Often, round here, their only option is to burrow out in the open...

 

 

Whats the soil like on that ground?