Urban badgers

The new foxes. There’s a sett in the fields out the front of our house and we regularly get them digging up our beds and lawn. They make a right old mess and their scent drives all the local dogs doolalley, especially if they shit on their travels.

I’m pretty ok with them tbh as I have no cattle to get TB and as a kid it was really rare to see a Badger other than splattered on the road.

I was reading up on them and apparently they are increasingly moving into urban areas, like the foxes have over recent years. It’s ace driving round a corner and seeing a Badger scuttling off into the distance.

Anyone else noticed them encroaching into our towns & cities?
 


The new foxes. There’s a sett in the fields out the front of our house and we regularly get them digging up our beds and lawn. They make a right old mess and their scent drives all the local dogs doolalley, especially if they shit on their travels.

I’m pretty ok with them tbh as I have no cattle to get TB and as a kid it was really rare to see a Badger other than splattered on the road.

I was reading up on them and apparently they are increasingly moving into urban areas, like the foxes have over recent years. It’s ace driving round a corner and seeing a Badger scuttling off into the distance.

Anyone else noticed them encroaching into our towns & cities?
Do you poach?
 
The new foxes. There’s a sett in the fields out the front of our house and we regularly get them digging up our beds and lawn. They make a right old mess and their scent drives all the local dogs doolalley, especially if they shit on their travels.

I’m pretty ok with them tbh as I have no cattle to get TB and as a kid it was really rare to see a Badger other than splattered on the road.

I was reading up on them and apparently they are increasingly moving into urban areas, like the foxes have over recent years. It’s ace driving round a corner and seeing a Badger scuttling off into the distance.

Anyone else noticed them encroaching into our towns & cities?
No.
 
One of the few animals I’ve yet to see alive in the wild in this country. Would love to even if they are black and white.
My dream is to see an otter. They’re making big comebacks as well, apparently.

Might get myself a boat again. I loved pottering about on the canals watching the kingfishers, herons and water voles.
 
I’ve only seen one and that was in the wild but on an organised badger watch thing. Walked out into the woods and sat around for an hour in silence until it came along sniffing every few steps as they’re a bit short sighted. It knew we were there and we’d been told no perfume or aftershave. They’re stocky so and sos mind.
Great thing to do. I’d recommend it to anyone.

My dream is to see an otter. They’re making big comebacks as well, apparently.

Might get myself a boat again. I loved pottering about on the canals watching the kingfishers, herons and water voles.
If you’re ever down Devon way there’s an otter rescue centre. They’re amazing to watch and funny with it. Never seen one in the wild yet.
 
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I’ve only seen one and that was in the wild but on an organised badger watch thing. Walked out into the woods and sat around for an hour in silence until it came along sniffing every few steps as they’re a bit short sighted. It new we were there and we’d been told no perfume or aftershave. They’re stocky so and sos mind.
Great thing to do. I’d recommend it to anyone.
First time I saw some was driving along the A303 by Stonehenge. It was a lovely late summer evening and there was a whole group of them frolicking by the roadside. Was quite magical really.

As you say, really stocky buggers. I wouldn’t get one riled.
 
My dream is to see an otter. They’re making big comebacks as well, apparently.

I saw some wild otters in France. They were in the Loire near to Chenonceau. We stood and watched them for ages.

Not seen a badger though. I've lived here 21 years and heard owls often, but it was only recently that I actually saw one. I think it was a tawny owl. It was just sitting in the middle of the lane and it looked mightily cheesed off because it had to move to let my car past :lol:
 

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