Trail cam put out on potential side entrance. 20th December 2025

Not a huge amount happening at Badger Manor, which is just as well. Two badgers (possibly Itchy and Scrawny tail) still in residence.

I did put a trail cam out on, what I hope is, a side entrance to the sett complex. It was a little bit tricky negotiating brambles to insert a post and hammer it in place. The recent wet weather softened the soil, making hammering easy. I've put an old trail cam (an ancient Apeman) out. It's video and photographic capabilities are abysmal, but sufficient for the task of seeing whether the hole I have it pointing at is, indeed, an entrance to the sett complex.

I did think of putting an UsoGood trail cam here, but didn't. The UsoGood trail cam is an exercise in how NOT to design such a beast. The most annoying aspect of this camera is the codex it uses to form video files isn't really recognised by Windows software, or where an application does make an attempt at playing a video file formed by these trail cams then it simply screws up the graphics of my laptop, and I have to cold boot the thing.

I think I have formulated a plan to put a trail cam out on the right hand set entrance. It involves building a screen of branches and foliage cut down when contractors cleared the footpath.