Which one of you hammered frozen sausages into my lawn?
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The Badger population seem to be having a large uptick in this sort of activity this year. My back lawn looks not unlike your photos OP, plus the playing field nearby. We're fortunately enough to have a decent sized Badger sett about 800m away in a bit of undergrowth. Its very well established, with about six or so entrance holes just in that one location.
My guess is the usual food chain has been disrupted by this year's weather (dry winter, sporadic spring, dry summer punctuated by deluge) and they're having to be more proactive in seeking out dinner. Probably digging for worms.
My guess is the usual food chain has been disrupted by this year's weather (dry winter, sporadic spring, dry summer punctuated by deluge) and they're having to be more proactive in seeking out dinner. Probably digging for worms.
Ive noticed more badgers than before in our rural area.
Hard little buggers that ate a whole wasps nest one morning. All of it, must have been full of tasty larva because it was casing the hedge where the nest was for a week or so before it went for it.
I knew what it was up to and had been observing.
Left a handful of very angry wasps in the hole in the hedge. I had to dispatch them with the flamethrower because they were blamimg the dog for the attack.
Hard little buggers that ate a whole wasps nest one morning. All of it, must have been full of tasty larva because it was casing the hedge where the nest was for a week or so before it went for it.
I knew what it was up to and had been observing.
Left a handful of very angry wasps in the hole in the hedge. I had to dispatch them with the flamethrower because they were blamimg the dog for the attack.
Vsix and Vtec said:
The Badger population seem to be having a large uptick in this sort of activity this year. My back lawn looks not unlike your photos OP, plus the playing field nearby. We're fortunately enough to have a decent sized Badger sett about 800m away in a bit of undergrowth. Its very well established, with about six or so entrance holes just in that one location.
My guess is the usual food chain has been disrupted by this year's weather (dry winter, sporadic spring, dry summer punctuated by deluge) and they're having to be more proactive in seeking out dinner. Probably digging for worms.
This was pretty much my best guess, it’s the wettest part of the garden so makes sense badgers looking for worms. My guess is the usual food chain has been disrupted by this year's weather (dry winter, sporadic spring, dry summer punctuated by deluge) and they're having to be more proactive in seeking out dinner. Probably digging for worms.
We usually see a few each year but never had a problem before.
ColdoRS said:
This was pretty much my best guess, it s the wettest part of the garden so makes sense badgers looking for worms.
We usually see a few each year but never had a problem before.
They really enjoy peanuts (whole, still in the pod) and dog kibble if you fancy feeding them in the hope of diverting them away from the lawn. The down side is they're apt to being tubby little buggers and will quickly become not exactly reliant but definitely expectant of continued offerings. We usually see a few each year but never had a problem before.
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