The badger training day was aimed at anyone who wishes to gain the basics on identifying badger habitat, setts and behaviour.
The course was run twice; Once on Friday 10th September and will be repeated again on Saturday 16th October.
Members only needed to attend one day.
The venue is Spring Wood picnic site at the top of Accrington Road, Whalley BB7 9TD.
The day started at 10.30am with a PowerPoint presentation covering the basics of badger ecology, habitat and behaviour. Aspects on protection and legislation will also be covered. There will be a short break at lunch time followed by a visit on foot to badger setts in the local area.
Participants needed to bring something for lunch (there are shops in Whalley village) suitable clothes and footwear for walking.
Tea and coffee will be provided.
We finished around 2.30 to 3pm.
Please confirm by email to enquiries@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk with your preferred date as numbers are limited by the room size.

Thank you
Paul Shoreman
Group Secretary

Annual General Meeting - 15 May 2010 at Broughton near Preston

Please note that this has been put back to the 15th May 2010!

Everyone is still very welcome (Members as well as the general public)!

AGM DETAILS

This years Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on:

Date: Saturday 15th May
Start Time: 6:45pm
Location: Broughton Village Hall, Whittingham Lane, Broughton, Preston PR3 5DA
Speaker: Pauline Kidner from Secret World
Supper: We will again be providing a hot supper at a modest cost. The choices are:
- Lancashire Hotpot (£3.50)
- Cheese Bake (£3.00)
- Apple Pie with Cream (£1.25)
- Hot or Cold drinks will also be available, as will a licensed bar.
- It is vital that we know how many people want to have supper.
- YOU MUST BOOK SUPPER IN ADVANCE IF YOU WANT TO EAT. SEE ATTACHED Order Form for Food!
- Please contact the Badgerline or email hide@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk to reserve your food.
Directions: The easiest way is to follow the M6 motorway and exit at Junction 32, joining the M55 towards Blackpool. After about 0.5 miles, exit at Junction 1 and look for the A6 (Preston/Garstang). At the roundabout, take the exit marked for A6/Garstang Road and head north towards Garstang. After about 0.8 miles turn right at the traffic lights along the B5269 (Whittingham Lane) towards Longridge. Broughton Village Hall is on the right-hand side after about 400 yards. We are in the large hall, not the clubhouse. Look for Barry the Badger!

AGM AGENDA (provisional)

6:45pm Getting to know you and chance to view reports of: • Artificial Sett Work. • Badger Photos.
7.00pm: Business • Accept minutes of last AGM. • Matters arising. • Chairman's report. • Treasurers report. • Election of committee. • Any other business
7.45pm Supper
8.15pm Guest speaker is Pauline Kidner from Secret World
Raffle Prize Draw

20th February 2010 - Northern Badger Groups Forum

This was a quarterly meeting of a group of badger groups from the North of England.

We discussed:

Operation Meles - a Police operation to target and catch wildlife criminals, such as badger baiters.
Covert Cameras workshop - where we learnt about how to site and place CCTV cameras to record activity at badger setts with a view to obtaining evidence for criminal prosecutions.
The work of Lancashire senior wildlife liaison police officer, Duncan Thomas.
The use of social media on the internet to tell on-line friends what you are doing to help badgers.

Overall a useful discussion which we plan to continue with in the future.

22nd November 2009 - Sett Capping

Members of the group put a lot of hard work into doing a "sett capping". This is where we cover the top of an "at-risk" badger sett with steel-mesh and other protective materials. The protection means that badger diggers are not able to dig into the sett to extract the badgers to kill them. The sett is also watched regularly by local people and others who have been trained in covert surveillance. Because the work involves us digging in the vicinity of a badger sett, we had to obtain a special licence from Natural England. They were happy for us to have such a licence due to the good work we have done to protect badgers over many years.

25th October 2009 - Artificial Sett and Badger Release

Members of the group worked on another artificial badger sett in the North Wales area. We helped another badger group construct a sett in a remote area and were very pleased to see badgers be released into their new home. Overall a fantastic experience.

24th October 2009 - Badger Training Day

Our Badger Training Day for 2009 took place at Wycoller Country Park starting in the Pepper Hill Barn (this is not same as the aisled barn). The Training Day is where we explained about the natural history of the badger, and then go into the woodlands and fields to look for signs of badgers. The day touched upon the law and persecution too.

All sessions started with a presentation in the Pepper Hill Barn (walking from the Trawden Road, cross over the twin-arched pack-horse bridge, then turn left and go up the slope about 50 metres and it is on the right-hand side. There was also a walk to a badger sett to look for signs of badger activity. All attendees received a special Finding Evidence of Badgers booklet - this being a useful reference point for animal observations at a later date.

Please contact us by email us on enquiries@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk if you would be interested in attending a talk like this again, as we are considering running the same course on a weekday.

13th September 2009 - Summer Funday

Summer Funday - Burnley Heritage and Woodland Festival in Towneley Park in Burnley

We try to attend Lancashire's fetes and shows with a Fundays stand which explains about us and the badgers who live in Lancashire. As well as providing factual information to the public, we also hold a Raffle/Tombola - every ticket wins a prize of some sort, and the funds you give help badgers across Lancashire. To find out more about the shows, please email fundays@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk.

22nd August 2009 - Summer Funday

Summer Funday - Burnley - Community Festival - Queen's Park

2nd August 2009 - Summer Funday

Darwen

25th and 26th July 2009 - Summer Funday

Beacon Country Park at Upholland

4th July 2009 - Summer Funday

Heyhead Park at Brierfield

28th June 2009 - 11am to 4pm - Summer Funday

Thompson Park in Burnley

Sunday 7th June 2009 - Myerscough College

Myerscough College - just off the A6 at Bilsborrow, North of Preston.

Bait Marking Survey in Central Lancashire (February/March 2009)

We are currently embarking on a bait marking study to find out more about how badgers use a large wildlife site in central Lancashire.

We are looking for volunteers who can help us feeding badgers and monitor their whereabouts. This is an important piece of work, which should prove interesting, educational and rewarding for people who want to find out more about badgers.

For details of how to get involved, please contact database@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk.

Annual General Meeting - Saturday 25th April 6:45pm

See 2009 AGM Lancashire Badger Group for more details.

5th to 7th September 2008 - Badger Trust Annual Conference 2008

See Badger Trust Annual Conference 2008 for more details.

Sunday 29th June 2008 - Funday and Show at Thompson park in Burnley

Thompson Park is on Ormerod Road in Burnley, just up from Burnley College. A fantastic day out in a wonderful park.

Sunday 1st June 2008 - Funday and Show at Myerscough College

Myerscough College - just off the A6 at Bilsborrow, North of Preston.

Saturday 3rd May 2008 - Funday and Show at Whalley

Spring Wood at Whalley. The Spring Wood picnic site is just outside Whalley village, at the traffic lights on the A671 (Accrington Road) between Clitheroe and Burnley. For more details see Spring Wood web site.

Our Annual General Meeting - 19th April 2008

We had our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 19th April 2008 6.30 pm at Broughton Village Hall (just north of Preston). Full report available on the 2008 AGM Lancashire Badger Group page.

Family Funday at Ightenhill Park in Burnley/Padiham - 16th September 2007

We had our Badger stall at the Family Funday at Ightenhill Park in Burnley.
For more details, please contact us on fundays@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk

Badger Training Day 2007 - 25th August 2007

Our Badger Training Day was at Spring Wood picnic site near Whalley on the 25th August 2007.
The fully-booked course involved a talk in the visitor centre and then a look at nearby badger setts.
This covered gathering evidence for badger-related crime too.

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