
Badger Fact File
European Badger — Meles meles
🦡 Habitat - Woodlands, hedgerows, farmland and grassland
🍽️ Diet - Earthworms, insects, fruit, nuts and other seasonal foods
🌙 When to see them - Mainly nocturnal, emerging around dusk
🏡 Home - Underground tunnel systems known as setts
❤️ Lifespan - Typically around 5–8 years in the wild
Did You Know?
- Young Baby badgers are called cubs.
- Badgers live in social groups known as clans.
- Their sense of smell is incredibly important, helping them find food and communicate with other badgers.
- Some established badger setts can be decades or even centuries old, with generations continually expanding and maintaining them.