Night visitors in the garden!

[ClareC]

My garden is entirely enclosed by fairly high fences, I have wood chips on the flower beds and noticed a large number had been kicked all over the decking. Closer inspection led to the discovery of random objects (sweetcorn cobs and a dish cloth, presumably from someone's bin and a large hole dug under the fence from / to next door.

I cleared up the mess and filled the hole. The hole reappeared, along with more rubbish, again I filled. This time it apppeared again along with a load of old carpet!?!?!?! I have now put a tile against the fence filling the hole and packed earth hard against the tile! Seems to have done the trick last night, lets see if reinforcements are brought in tonight!

I am at a loss at what would do this and why it's so keen on my garden. Also perplexed by the starnge hoard that gets brought in and left! Any ideas anyone?

[Brendan]

Foxes.

[*Bob*]

Gnomes.

[Ted Max]

Renegade wombles.

[Brendan]

Oooh. ED is getting above itself. We?ve got Wombles now. Nobody tell them about the crime rate or they?ll scarper back to SW London.

[ClareC]

This is ED not Wimbledon ;-)

[Ted Max]

We've got bad wombles. The ones that spread litter. Don't mess with them and if you're going into the garden after dark alone make sure someone knows your whereabouts.

[*Bob*]

Ahh.. The Wombles of Camberwell.

Not a pleasant bunch at all.

[Mick Mac]

Clare - sounds like you have had a party and been so drunk you have forgotten all about it.

[louisiana]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Ahh.. The Wombles of Camberwell.

>

> Not a pleasant bunch at all.

Camberwolls

[PeckhamRose]

Could be badgers.

Or squirrels.

Yeah - squirrels that'll be it. Big hunky squirrels.

[giggirl]

Probably fairies. I suggest you put up a "no trespassing" sign. Fairies are usually obedient, although there's always the odd maverick.

[Annasfield]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Clare - sounds like you have had a party and been

> so drunk you have forgotten all about it.

I missed that one. :-(

[ClareC]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > Clare - sounds like you have had a party and

> been

> > so drunk you have forgotten all about it.

>

>

> I missed that one. :-(

It must have been really good :-) Thought the carpet looked familiar ;-)

[red devil]

Our local foxes often leave gifts overnight, latest being a half-chewed yellow rubber duckie!..

[ruffers]

Pixies I reckon.

Vermin and should be treated as such.

If it's oompa-loompas though you need to give them a cup of cocoa.

[ClareC]

Its back!?!?!?!?!?!? I just looked out the window and the bark is all over the decking AGAIN!!! No idea how the gnomes/pixies/fairies/wombles/oompa loompas/squirrels or badgers have got through a roof tile!!! Will investigate further once downstairs - it's light outside, the garden should be safe! I will still ensure someone knows where I am and maybe get a friend to accompany me :-)

Wish me luck... its a dangerous place out there!

[ClareC]

Nappy sack and green plastic pipe deposited! Tile dug out but still in place..... am now concerned I have entrapped offender :-(

[PeckhamRose]

So wire up a webcam direct to this site so we can all hook in - the insomniacs amongst us - and check it out.

[Huguenot]

This is excellent! Better than Columbo.

[????]

Clowns with spades

[ClareC]

Just back from being away for the weekend.... all well in the garden! Will look into live web cam link from this thread ;-)

[Moos]

red devil Wrote:

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> Our local foxes often leave gifts overnight,

> latest being a half-chewed yellow rubber duckie!..

Finally a clue - now which Forumite is it again that likes to pinch other people's yellow duckies? Once you've worked that out, the culprit will be obvious.

By the way, TedMax, the trick with Wombles is not to let them get wet. It's the wet ones that turn into the bad Wombles and start hurling litter about the place and making rude gestures at the cat.

[ClareC]

The Web cam threat seems to have worked.... no wet wombles or rubber duckie thieves since Friday night! Clearly the culprit(s) read the forum, and this thread!!!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Web cam threat my foot. Some of us have natural stealth and fleetness of foot.

They seek her here

They seek her there

That damned, elusive

Gatecrasher.