This is one of the most common complaints about fox behaviour and is one of the most annoying, to say the least.

Then of course, there is the contents of your dustbin being strewn across your garden. As well as digging, foxes love to chew, so chewed up garden furniture and kids toys can be a sign you’ve got a fox problem. Flower beds are another common victim, and if they’re not being dug up, they are often trampled down flat. It’s not just lawns that they’ll dig up either. Foxes love to dig, especially for certain types of bugs, so holes in your lawn, or even your entire lawn being dug up is a pretty good indication they’ve been in your garden.

If a fox has been visiting your garden, you’ll probably know about it, even without actually seeing them. How to know if foxes are visiting your garden

In this guide, you will learn about the things that attract foxes in the first place, and also how to keep them away from your garden and home, keeping your pets safe, and your garden unspoiled by their activity. Foxes can also present a threat to family pets like hamsters and gerbils, and if you own a chicken coop, you’ll know that foxes can be a real problem.Īlthough extremely rare, there have been cases where foxes have bitten babies and very small children, so this is also another reason people want to get rid of these animals. Digging up lawns and flower beds, dragging rubbish all over the garden, and leaving you a not-so-nice little ‘present’ or two when they leave. As cute and endearing as foxes can be, they are also a nuisance for many people in the UK.

Foxes chewing cables