How long does it take to clear a mole?

Often a few days from setting the traps, but it depends on the ground and how many moles are working it. We keep checking until the ground stays quiet.

Do repellents or sonic devices work?

In our experience, not reliably. A mole may shift a few yards away from a device, but it rarely gives up a territory with good feeding.

Gassing is a legal professional treatment, but it isn't how we work. Trapping leaves nothing in the ground, works close to houses, stables and water, and tells you for certain when the job is done.

Will more moles come back?

A cleared territory can be taken over by another mole later, especially next to fields or woodland. Where that keeps happening, a regular check is usually cheaper than waiting for the hills to return.

Specialist service

Mole Control

Quoted per property, based on how many runs are active

Mole control is where CRC Pest Control actually began. Chris Clarke had been in the trade for years before word got round the villages about the moles — and “the Mole Man” reputation is still how a lot of people first hear about us, decades on.

The method hasn’t changed because it doesn’t need to: traditional trapping, no gas and no poison, checked on a regular round until the ground stays quiet. Moles are solitary and territorial, so a run of molehills across a lawn or paddock is almost always one animal working a familiar route rather than a colony — and on horse ground, a run close to the surface is a genuine trip hazard, not just a lawn nuisance.

Moles are active all year, but most new molehills appear in autumn, winter and early spring, when the ground is soft and they’re digging fresh tunnels. In a dry summer they go deeper and the hills slow down. That’s when people think the problem has gone, until the rain comes back.

Trapping means nothing poisonous is left in the ground near pets, livestock or children, and you know when the job is done because the mole has been caught. It takes local knowledge to read which runs are in use and where to set a trap, and that’s the part of the job Chris has been doing longest.

We serve farms, gardens, paddocks and yards across Suffolk and Norfolk within 30 miles of Brandon.

When to call us

Fresh molehills: Loose, crumbly heaps of soil, often in a line, appearing overnight, especially after rain.
Raised ridges in a lawn: Shallow surface runs where the turf lifts in a line you can feel underfoot.
Soft or sunken ground: Collapsed tunnels leave soft patches, a real risk where horses or livestock are worked.
Hills in grass cut for hay or silage: Soil from molehills gets picked up with the crop and spoils it, and stones thrown up by the mole can damage mowers.

How it works

Survey the runs We walk the ground and confirm which molehills and runs are still active — moles are solitary and territorial, so a cluster of hills is almost always one animal working a familiar route, not a colony.
Set and check traps Traditional traps are set on the active runs and checked on a regular round — no gas, no poison, just a method that's worked for generations.
Confirm it's clear We keep checking until the ground stays quiet for good, not just until the first mole's caught.

What's included

A survey of the ground to confirm which molehills and runs are still active
Traditional trapping — no gas, no poison
Traps checked and cleared on a regular round until the ground stays quiet
Honest advice on reducing molehill damage to lawns, paddocks and pasture in the meantime

Towns we cover

Everywhere within 30 miles of Brandon, Suffolk, including:

Towns shown as links have their own local page — tap through for mole control details specific to that area.

Mole Control — common questions

How long does it take to clear a mole?: Often a few days from setting the traps, but it depends on the ground and how many moles are working it. We keep checking until the ground stays quiet.
Do repellents or sonic devices work?: In our experience, not reliably. A mole may shift a few yards away from a device, but it rarely gives up a territory with good feeding.
Why not gas?: Gassing is a legal professional treatment, but it isn't how we work. Trapping leaves nothing in the ground, works close to houses, stables and water, and tells you for certain when the job is done.
Will more moles come back?: A cleared territory can be taken over by another mole later, especially next to fields or woodland. Where that keeps happening, a regular check is usually cheaper than waiting for the hills to return.