Squirrels digging up bulbs!

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    Hi guys, is there anything I can do to stop squirrels digging up my bulbs? They seem to just dig them up and leave them.

    Since I've taken over this garden, when I'm planting etc I keep finding monkey nut shells. I suppose they're what they've buried!
     
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    I've had to cover my containers/pots with chicken wire to deter squirrels, they are a pest. I've never had trouble with them at this time of year though, with me it's the autumn and they go for daffs/tulips. What bulbs have you planted?
     
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    I don't know what they are to be honest. They were in the garden when I got here. Only been here a couple of months. They are quite small and there's loads of them! They're not daffs as they were still showing greenery when I got here. These ones are in a different border.
     
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