Flashback April 2024: one of the first times these five cubs came above ground, little faces exploring this new world #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #Badgers youtu.be/wM4L5OG3xzw

More cute badger cubs: bright shiny new badger cubs from 2023 finding their feet ... can't help but smile #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #Badgers #wildlife youtu.be/pHlDXF922Uc

Follow me! The young cubs have grown so much in a month; they build confidence and emerge together in train #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephoto #Badgers youtu.be/Rzu4G9llkW4

Cuteness overload: a cub train from 2024 #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #Badgers #ukwildlife youtu.be/6T_boUIsVQo

Like a wildlife where's Wally ... can you spot the fifth youngster who joins in but just can't get involved #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #badger #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/6NymT2z-V8w

Four youngsters at play: sound on to get fully immersed in the fun and games #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #Badgers #wildlife #wildlifephotography #ukwildlife youtu.be/m89xnKBIrgA

Fun, fun, fun - second video on the trot showing the playful side of adult badgers #clownclan #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger youtu.be/BY1N-dASqKY

Madness is contagious - it doesn't matter how old the badger, any excuse for some playfulness and they are all over it #clownclan @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #badgers youtu.be/rddCJnTHN30

Social animals tend to spend time grooming each other, building those family bonds and badgers are just the same @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #wildlife #badgers youtu.be/cqFQZRP5zWY

Dog fox - one of my aims for 2026 is to photograph foxes as I have only caught them on trail cam so far, this handsome chap would make a good subject! #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fox youtu.be/03x8R9XLZ4g

Badger email: that nose, 800x better than ours, checks messages left over the daylight hours to work out what has passed during the day and whether it is safe for the clan to emerge #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife youtu.be/bNVjUWBSgr4

Argy bargy again: badgers are social animals and don't often fight over food but these young cubs are squabbling over a small cache of peanuts #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #Badgers #wildlife youtu.be/G4L7iLP5j_U

Young badgers being badgers .... racing around having fun #clownclan @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #badger #badgers youtu.be/LFtJCmsaKnA

Argy bargy - two cubs play their favourite game of grab the backleg because they have far too much energy to stay below ground at mid-day @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social youtu.be/xMdx0cJsHN4

Boisterous badger babies interact at #clownclan youtu.be/zjKTkp4esCw @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @shropswildlife.bsky.social #Badgers #wildlife

Mindfulness moment - with the weather grey and wet outside it's good to remember the bright warm days of summer (Sound on) youtu.be/BNIJjf8HBrM @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social #wildlife #mindulness

These cubs are only a few months old but are as bold as you like, emerging to explore early evening without their mum in attendance #clownclan @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @shropswildlife.bsky.social youtu.be/k2-SSRG-ykI

Foraging amongst the fallen leaves youtu.be/S-BIeI-BdJY @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

Common badger (Meles meles) behaviour particularly on emerging and before foraging #severnsidesett @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @bbcearth.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger youtu.be/buOBR9sSCMU

Sound on for Muddy nose - there are more Muntjac deer than any other deer in the woodlands and their bark is very distinctive #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife youtu.be/CRQC7yEHPeY

Sound on - this young female badger (Meles meles) returns to the sett and is greeted by a Tawny owl (Strix aluco) #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/QT-VfBXZWVY

Smelly? How badgers use their noses #poolviewsett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badgers youtu.be/RSZtlKa4t5I

Badger gender - it's hard to decide but hopefully this helps ... or not!! #poolviewsett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #Badgers #badger #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/8kluDFMgfFU

Badger bedding collection again - watch that stick! @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #badger #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/dMFHfFkyCiA

Difficult to find dry bedding at this time of year @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/1jdYA8vjWGY

Normal early evening - a scratch, checking out changes from the morning #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger youtu.be/ubxN8W9vP1c

Chubby chops: #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #badger #badgers youtu.be/dilMD4RWTkQ

Scratch that itch: Sometimes it's really hard to reach an itch #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social #Badgers #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/te6NOFGwHpw

Woah steady! Cub loses balance mid-scratch then carries on as though nothing happened! Nothing to see here! #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/F1neZ4Dxbgg

Youngster sneaks in: As the yearling female gets distracted by an itch the youngster tries to sneak in once again but gets warned off again #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife youtu.be/Sl8qi8j23vI

Bolder youngster: this older cub thinks about challenging yearling for some of the peanut treats and gets close then thinks better of it #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk youtu.be/pu2-MCbd_ug

Youngsters need to be kept in their place and this youngster is a bit nervous of the dominant sow #severnsidesett youtu.be/H-aTPFfSPAw

Heavy lifting from the clan boar before another badger knocks into the trail cam youtu.be/QJFgVJK71e4

Who knew? White undergarments! As this young female badger scratches you can see the colour of the under fur which is white #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger

A reminder that Badgers are still being unjustly culled under this Government.

You'd think badgers would have permanently muddy noses as they grub through the soil to forage but they clean up really carefully #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #ukwildlife #wildlife youtu.be/SjRqU3Hn-Ik

Scent marking of each other and the ground is vital in badger clans @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badgers youtu.be/tZuxDrrtiX8

Does any animal move backwards as fast as a badger collecting bedding? @badgertrust.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @shropshirewildlife.bsky.social youtu.be/km9AGt_kdA4

Evening all @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #badgers #badger #wildlife #ukwildlife youtu.be/DRl_rU49xkQ

Getting personal; muddy nose engages the male in grooming until a short lived distraction disturbs them #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #badger #badgers #willdife #ukwildlife @loveday-p.bsky.social youtu.be/vXCfnLBcY68

Beautiful Roe deer passes through #severnsidesett youtu.be/BTKP7ZIB-qA

Beautiful Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) keeping his eye on the fat block dad has put out for the birds ... they are amazingly clever and agile birds @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #birdsphotography #birdwatching #ukwildlife #wildlife

Muddy nose! @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social #Badgers #ukwildlife #wildlife youtu.be/5B1_ji4xBgc

Share that scent! Boar and sow share their scent to build the clan scent @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social #Badgers youtu.be/zNjGeeQxTw8

Check it out! As discussed, smell is important to badgers and we can see it being employed here #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #Badgers youtu.be/me3rK55Omq8

Rough grooming: Badgers don't do gentle grooming #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social #Badgers youtu.be/WBrIVVIhSqs

Badger buddies are important to reach the tricky spots! @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #badger #badgers #ukwildlife #wildlife youtu.be/Cqwq54UB914

Rollover Beethoven - when youthful exuberance gets the better of you #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #Badgers #badgersofinstagram #canthecull @loveday-p.bsky.social youtu.be/U9OmqTbKiQI

Short video blink and miss it! Badgers are fastidious and change/air bedding regularly; they drag bedding backwards, sometimes over large distances #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social youtu.be/McVrDb_bTaU

Dragonflies and Damselflies have been around for 300 Million years, they live up to 6 months & feed on mosquitos & other insects, keeping numbers in check. They are a good species to have around as they require clean water, indicating a good ecosystem & they do not bite or sting contrary to rumour.