Badger/fox set?

[benedmonds]

We are currently working on a site at a university clearing some trees for a new building, the ecologist as stopped us from clearing an area around what they believe to be a badger hole. I and several other country types, are pretty certain it is fox hole, but anyway how do we move forward and get on with the job..

[Anno]

put your head in it a smell - if it stinks crack on!

[gooseflight]

Badgers do a lot more digging than foxes. If there's a heap of spoil then it's badger.

 

Or set up a trail camera.

Edited May 4, 2017 by gooseflight

[donnk]

want to borrow my terriers ?

 

As you've been prevented from working get in touch with the client and ask him when you can finish. His problem not yours

[Hunter]

Trail camera will be the only way to convince the ecologist.

[Stubby]

They ( foxes and badgers ) have been known share an earth / set . Have a look in a rough circle about 15 to 20 feet around the holes . If its badgers they usually poo around there .

[eggsarascal]

As stubby said, if they are Badgers there will be poop close to the Sett.

 

You'll know if they are Badgers because they dig a hole to poop into.

 

I would think Natural England would be the people to contact. Or the local Terrier lads, but don't tell anyone I said that.

[Hunter]

So would you say this is a fox or a badger.

I know the answer from my trail camera.

[eggsarascal]

I hate 50/50's because I normally get them wrong.

 

Fox.

[Hunter]

I hate 50/50's because I normally get them wrong.

 

Fox.

That's why I have advised about trail camera.

I saw this hole in our wood, actually I was walking in our wood and fell badly after my foot went inside the hole all the way to the middle of my thigh, I injured my right knee ligament which still hurt.

I thought it is a Fox but trail camera showed two adult badgers living there.