Day 2 of 30 Days Wild and today we went for a nice Family walk in the local park but with a difference, we let my Son aged 4 decide the way, when we reached the end of the road or crossroads, he decided which way we would turn. It was actually really good fun having no idea where we would finally end up.

We ended up in a park that we’ve never visited before. A lovely small park full of lovely scented Roses but something caught my eye tucked in the corner of this small rose garden…. Holes in the ground, these weren’t made by workmen or kids digging in the dirt.

We walked over to the holes to have a closer look at them… We talked about what animals the holes could belong to… Could it be rabbits? Moles? Then it must be Badgers!

I had a quick look around the entrance to the sett for hairs but the sun was bright, it was hard to see and also it was rather hot and the kids started to get ratty.

Now I know there’s a set there, I will visit it more often and try and confirm it’s a Badgers  Sett.

Wow what a find during 30 days if wild!

Here’s some Badger facts:-

• Badgers are part of the family Mustelidae this is the same family as otters, ferret, polecats, weasels and wolverines.
• There are 11 species of badger,
• Badgers are found in North America, Ireland, Great Britain and most of Europe. There are species in Japan, China, Indonesia and Malaysia. The honey badger is found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Desert, Turkmenistan, and India.
• Their sett are often a maze of tunnels and chambers for sleeping around 6 badgers, setts are kept very clean.
• Badgers can grow to nearly a meter in length. The European badger is larger than the American badger and the Honey badger.
• Badgers on average weigh around 9 – 11 kg (20 – 24 lbs).
• The badger can run up to 30 km/h (19 mph) for a short period of time.
• A male badger is called a boar, the female is called a sow and the young are called cubs.
• A group of badgers is called a cete, although they are often called clans. There are usually 2 – 15 badgers in a cete.
• Badgers were eaten in Britain during World War II and were once part of the Native American and settlers diets in the US. Russia still eats badger meat today.

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