More sett checking, digging. Badger with injured leg. 23rd July 2025

Rain! We had rain. Actual downpour stuff, not the brief drizzle we've had uptil now. Garden's still looking sorry for itself.

Badger activity continues unabated. I think there might be three of them. Two of them come across a field and slip under the fence above the 'outlier' sett. A third tends to not go under the fence, but has been investigating the main sett.

The third badger has an injured leg. Here it is, investigating the main sett. Its left hind leg isn't moving correctly, and it plonks itself down in front of a trail cam. We've seen this badger do exactly the same action at the 'outlier' sett.

In this next video, you can clearly see the badger lifting and placing it rear left leg ever so carefully.

Now, over to the 'outlier' sett, which has been a hive of activity. Shame I didn't put a trail cam out on this 'sett' sooner. This video shows a badger having a dig. I dig put hedgehog food down this sett, but the badger totally ignored it. Not the fox, though, which visited this sett numerous times during the week.

I did not put any food down the sett, this week. I figure there are enough berries, fruit and nuts to keep badgers full. Getting worms should be easier, as the heavy rain has softened the ground slightly and will have persuaded worms to come nearer the ground surface.

And a second go at digging, plus a bit of investigation.

Nice, clear shots of badger.

A nice evening video - well sort of morning for a badger.

Ten minutes later, another badger, I reckon.