Badger Trust Symposium Booking Now Open!

July 31, 2018

Join Badger Trust at their one-day Badger Symposium on Saturday 10th November 2018!

Badger trust have transformed their annual event to be an affordable, jam-packed day of discussions and debate on a wide range of issues of importance to badger protection, ecology and welfare.

The Symposium will include a focus on bovine TB policy, science and innovation in TB testing, the impact of HS2 on badgers, wildlife crime and badger rehabilitation and release.

Speakers will include David Drew MP (Shadow Defra Minister) Professor Malcolm Bennett (University of Nottingham), Inspector Lou Hubble (Head of National Wildlife Crime Unit), Dick Sibley (Livestock Vet), Ian Redmond OBE (Zoologist, Naturalist and film maker) and Pauline Kidner (founder Secret World)

The Badger Trust Symposium 2018 will take place at Ashorne Hill Conference Centre, Leamington Spa.  Your event pass will give you access to all talks on the day, refreshments and lunch. If you wish to have any accommodation please contact the venue directly.

Book your place now!: https://www.badgertrust.org.uk/symposium

Learn About Badgers!
A badger sett is a system of tunnels and nesting chambers lined with bedding such as grass, moss and leaves.
Cubs are normally born in February, and the average number in a litter is three, although the range can be from one to five.
Badgers are considered omnivorous, although their diet varies so much in different countries they are also sometimes termed ‘local specialists’.
Badgers live mainly in woods and copses in extensive underground burrow systems called setts.
Badgers are shy, nocturnal animals that live in underground chambers connected by a network of tunnels known as a sett.
Did You Know?
It has been estimated that up to 50,000 badgers may be killed on our roads each year. If safe to do so, it is worth checking what appears to be a dead badger.
Snares can do serious damage to skin tissue which is not immediately obvious.
Badger cubs begin to explore above ground in May, sometimes without mum’s permission!
Try not to cause the animal alarm, but observe from a distance.
Help & Advice
Our website is packed full or helpful advice and facts about badgers and how the handle them in numerous situations.
BADGERS & DEVELOPMENT
If you’re concerned about
badger welfare in relation
to property development.
BADGERS IN DISTRESS
If you find a badger in need
of urgent care or in distress
then call us immediately on
our dedicated Phone line and
select Option 1. 08448 707 908
BADGERS IN THE GARDEN
Not everyone wants badgers in their garden, we know that they can dig up lawns, eat bulbs and generally make a mess.

Please contact us on enquiries@lancashirebadgergroup.org.uk for advice on your specific problem with badgers in your garden, we are happy to help.