.... when I went through the wood to the Post Office recently I noticed this notice attached to the board. I haven't seen nor heard any signs of badger baiting thank goodness but I wonder if the badgers can read and decided to take their revenge on the nearest garden! You might have to enlarge this photo by clicking on it in order to be able to read it.
I must admit that I cannot imagine taking an injured badger to the nearest vet's they must be very heavy and would I imagine be somewhat agressive if injured so it's lucky I haven't come across one!
Poor old badgers. I know they are very naughty to dig up lawns, but I do think they are having a hard time at the moment.
ReplyDeleteJane, we get badger activity but it is insignificant compared to yours. They must really love your garden. Of course it's so close to the woodland that it must be easy for them to do a raid and retreat on your land! I can't imagine either how you'd take a badger to the vet. I certainly would not go near one but I'd do all I could to get help. The whole badger question is a thorny one, with Pembrokeshire also in line for a cull at some point. We seem to get to the brink of having one and pull back at the last minute. A sensitive subject that divides opinion - evidenced by people that would bait them as well as save them on your doorstep.
ReplyDeleteThey clearly had a bit of a party in your garden, good job you don't mind. I used to see badges late at night on the lanes around my last house but I haven't seen any here, although my friend has them in her garden just up the road.
ReplyDeleteThe only badgers I know are the ones I read about in delightful children's stories! They do make a mess. Glad you have a good attitude about it...
ReplyDeleteAwe I'm so glad you didn't mind the lawn damage Jane.
ReplyDeleteI think badgers are beautiful animals and am totally against their destruction either by baiting or culling, to leave an injured animal is disgusting thing to do.
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I imagine that the badgers see your garden as an extension of their wood:) Badgers can certainly do you a lot of damage even if you are trying to help them. Very stout leather gloves are a minimum requirement but I would imagine that you will have a local badger group who would be the ones to deal with any dead or injured badgers. You can find your nearest group via
ReplyDeletehttp://www.badgertrust.org.uk/about/local-groups.aspx
oooh we'd be thrilled to have badgers in our 'wild' garden! We only ever see them dashing across the lanes or unfortunately knocked down on the side of the road.
ReplyDeleteThe badgers at the bottom of my garden have gone very quiet. I think news of the cull must be spreading. They do more damage in dry weather when they have to dig deeper for worms and grubs. Be thankful for heavy rain!
ReplyDeleteYou know I have a soft spot for badgers Jane but I could change that if I had to cope with damage from them all the time.
ReplyDeleteOh dear! Good job winter's on its way and the lawn will recover next year. 'Our' badgers just come to eat the bird food I put out - ridiculous I know but I see the 'evidence' in the grass. I think they like the dried mealworms. And they do try to get the special (and expensive!) hedgehog food but I've now put it in a large plastic storage box with a hedgehog size hole in it and a very large weight on top so I think they've given up! Mealworms are cheap so perhaps sprinkling a few would stop the damage?
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