Finding evidence......
Checking the wood for storm damage last week I came across a group of shallow holes near the boundary to the pear orchard next door, and each hole contained a largish animal poo. I knew immediately that this was a typical Badger's latrine area. They usually mark the edges of their territory this way and the holes also usually signal that a sett is pretty close by. After a little more searching I found the entrance to the sett and signs there of fresh digging. Over the years my remote wildlife cameras have often taken photos of Badgers wandering the woods but this is the first real evidence that we actually have a sett in Crow Wood. Remote cameras are really useful for monitoring wildlife activity so I set one up hoping to catch a Badger using the sett....and it worked, the proof I needed that that is an active sett. My other camera has been watching for evidence that the Tawny Owls are ...
