Why Writing to Your MP Matters – And Why You Should Do It Today
Badgers at risk under Planning Bill: why writing to your MP now matters, makes a difference, and could stop badgers being killed
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LIVING WITH BADGERS
How to live in harmony with badgers
Whilst badgers are one of the most persecuted native species in Britain, the good news is that there is space for badgers and humans to live sustainably, side by side.
EDUCATION HUB
Watch the Secret Life of Badgers video and find free badger educational resources here
Educate the next generation of badger protectors
STOP BADGER CRIME
Our hard-hitting short film, ‘Stopping Badger Crime’, aims to raise public awareness of crimes against badgers and encourage reporting
WARNING: contains distressing content
Living with Badgers: Your ultimate guide to Badgers in Gardens
Badgers are a key part of maintaining healthy, balanced ecosystems. Often unseen and unheard, they wander quietly into gardens at night, feeding on the earthworms, grubs, snails and slugs they find in lawns and borders.
Learn how to live with your new garden visitors, discover why badgers may be visiting your garden, what to do if badgers dig up your lawn, and where you can get more advice.
What's in the Brock Shop this season?
Our unique gifts all have a brilliant theme – badgers!
Whether you buy a gift for yourself or your loved ones, from our exclusive charity calendar and cards, to badgery gifts or warm winter hats, there's something for everyone. 100% of the profits support badgers.
All the products in our shop are designed in the UK by local artists and artisans so – like us – you’re supporting British talent as well as one of the UK's most recognised and popular native mammals.
Help badgers make it home safely
Badgers follow ancestral pathways to feed and socialise. The rapid rise of property and road development across England and Wales means that new roads and ancient paths can meet, leading to significant risks for badgers.
Follow our tips and look out for our stripey friends on the road:
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Slow down. Ensure you're driving within the speed limit and be alert to wildlife, especially on countryside roads around dawn and dusk.
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Report. If the worst happens, please report a dead badger at the roadside to us. If it's safe, please check on the badger to confirm it’s dead. If the badger is alive, urgently contact your local badger group*, wildlife rescue or vet. *Use our Badger Groups Map or google your county/town and 'badger group'.
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Save lives. Share these tips with the drivers in your clan to raise awareness and keep people and wildlife safe on our roads.
Tackling Bovine TB Together
Towards Sustainable, Scientific and Effective bTB Solutions
Our extensive new report shows a collaborative way forward on bTB control that ends the distracting, destructive, costly badger cull.
Supported by a commentary from eminent scientist and expert Professor David Macdonald, our report sets out clear and evidence-based recommendations for tackling the disease together and protecting our natural world.
Together we can End the Cull
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Download a PDF of the full 130-page report Tackling Bovine TB Together
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Download a PDF of Prof. David Macdonald's Commentary on Current Policy
Our wish for badgers
Badger setts across England sit empty for the first time in history.
Culling spells disaster for badgers, a native protected species. And fears grow as government kill figures revealed the badger cull has claimed up to half of Britain's estimated population.
Badger Trust’s wish for badgers is simple – to see badgers thrive in the place they have called home for 250,000 years.
Our campaign film highlights what England's national wildlife heritage could lose if the cull continues. For badgers to thrive, the controversial and unscientific badger cull must end now.
Any gift you can make will help us support badgers.
100% of your donation supports our work for badgers with funds directed to where the need is greatest.
Watch The Secret Life of Badgers
A collaboration between Badger Trust and Binfield Badger Group with teacher notes and KS1 and KS2 pupil worksheets
Helping to educate the next generation of badger protectors
Our educational film is a great place for your cubs to start learning about badgers.
Packed with real-life footage of badgers and clear, bright infographics, this 12-minute film is narrated by zoologist and wildlife presenter Billy Heaney.
It's mainly suitable for primary school-aged cubs, but you've told us it's a great watch for anyone who wants to learn more about these secretive native animals!
Visit the Education hub for more FREE educational resources and fun activities for KS1, KS2 and KS3 learners.
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