Mole Trapping On An Sssi

[Rowan 308]

I was asked today to price a mole trapping job on a piece of land that had never been trapped , so thought I better have a look first.It was only when I got there that the lady said ,"oh by the way this is an SSSI " , so can you still trap here ?

So, can anyone please give me the answer or point me in the right direction to find out , Cheers.

[Nicepix 5,650]

Moles aren't protected and mole trapping is not going to affect any of the protected species so you can trap there IMO.

[Tiercel 6,986]

Here is a link to a river Avon sssi and it states at #10 that it is allowed.

 

http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/old/OLD2000183.pdf

 

TC

[shropshire mole 190]

Have a chat with Natural England, cant see a problem, but they might put restrictions of when the trapping can be done.

[Rowan 308]

Many thanks for all your replies, sounds like it will be o.k. then , but i'll contact Natural England just to be on the safe side. really do not want some busy body sticking their nose in until I am sure it's o.k.

Hope it works out as it's a big job, plus on a nearby piece of land , not part of the SSSI they have a major rabbit problem and also want me to control the bunnies with Phostoxin.The reason being a couple of people have tried shooting , but have not dented the numbers at all.

[cragman 2,812]

The rabbits will need long netting, shooting and ferreted. Sit out with a rimmy early doors and later on then get the night vision on. The numbers will soon diminish. Be a shame to gas them.

[moxy 617]

I would be asking why the land holds a SSSI status.

 

Only when you know that you can decide if your actions are going to have an impact.

[bryn27 89]

% of my work is on SSSI covered land.

[Steve Albano 21]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is an SSSI?

[oldblueeye 0]

  On 29/08/2015 at 19:07, Steve Albano said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what is an SSSI?

Site of Special Scientific Interest.

[bryn27 89]

place full of butterfly hunters and tree huggers.

[moxy 617]

  On 29/08/2015 at 19:25, bryn27 said:

place full of butterfly hunters and tree huggers.

Glastonbury??

[Rowan 308]

  On 28/08/2015 at 18:44, cragman said:

The rabbits will need long netting, shooting and ferreted. Sit out with a rimmy early doors and later on then get the night vision on. The numbers will soon diminish. Be a shame to gas them.

I would usually do all of the above , gassing is my last choice , but as two other ,"pest controllers" , have tried and had no noticeably impact on the numbers. I've been contacted for gassing only;the same people own/manage this land and the SSSI .

[Rowan 308]

Thanks lads for pointing me in the right direction , Natural England where very helpful and gave me the go-ahead today to trap the moles on the SSSI without restrictions.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I do rabbits and rats on a chalk stream that has an SSSI bog which holds all sorts of rare'ish plants, not had any problems, from the SSSI people.