i have a gravel garden and all round the edge i am seeing small mounds of earth in different positions every morning so i hose them away and replace gravel but more appear but only round the edgehas anyone out there any suggestions please

I would say these are worm casts and you would only have soil round the edge of your gravel garden.

Worm casts was my first thought too, though I would have thought you'd have recognised those for what they were, Walto, so the other possibility is squirrels burying things? If it is worms, and you have a membrane under your gravel, or the gravel layer is sharp and more than an inch deep, the worms are coming up where they can, which is right at the edges.

If they're as big as dinner plates then surely they're mole hills?

Ah, that's been added since, sid, so unless they're mutant worms from another planet, then moles are more likely, Walto. I'm not aware of any cure as such, though there are "mole scarers" on the market.

"mutant worms from another planet" LOL

thanks for all answers guess i could have mutant worms as they would fit in with me haha but i wondered if it was moles but have never been bothered with them when garden was lawn until i had it gravelled

Ah! Walto, if they are that big then they are moles.

thanks everyone for your comments i think it may be moles just glad its nothing more sinister rats or something of the like