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Sheet 009 - Id guide Id guide instructions Instructions 1. Cut out each page at a time to avoid confusion - follow the blue line. - - - - - - - - You should have four squares from each page. 2. All the pictures are labelled A-X 3. So that the information is easier to find when flicking through, stick them together as follows. Front page (you may want to put things to remember on the other side) A sticks on to B C sticks on to D E sticks on to F Back cover - Scottish Badgers logo Picture one side and information on the other And so on until you get to the end. It is up to you where you put: the things to remember part and contact details, you can choose which order you have the guide in as well - it is your id guide to use when we are out. 4. Lay your id guide on the laminator/sticky back plastic (feed through the laminator/smooth down the sticky back plastic) You may need help with this! 5. Using the hole punch, put a hole in the top corner. 6. Repeat steps 1-6 for each page 7. Push the key ring hook through so that all pages are held together. 8. Using wool or string make a handle to carry your guide Well done you know have a handy id guide to take with you during your next badger survey! You will need: Glue sticks Laminator/sticky back plastic Hole punch Keyring hook - supplied Wool or string - handle Adult supervision - help with the laminator
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Sheet 009 - Id guide
Id guide instructions Instructions
1. Cut out each page at a time to avoid confusion - follow the blue line. - - - - - - - -
You should have four squares from each page. 2. All the pictures are labelled A-X 3. So that the information is easier to find when flicking through, stick them together as follows. Front page (you may want to put things to remember on the other side) A sticks on to B C sticks on to D E sticks on to F Back cover - Scottish Badgers logo
Picture one side and information on the other
And so on until you get to the end.
It is up to you where you put: the things to remember part and contact details, you can choose which order you have the guide in as well -
it is your id guide to use when we are out. 4. Lay your id guide on the laminator/sticky back plastic (feed through the laminator/smooth down the sticky back plastic) You may need help with this! 5. Using the hole punch, put a hole in the top corner. 6. Repeat steps 1-6 for each page 7. Push the key ring hook through so that all pages are held together. 8. Using wool or string make a handle to carry your guide
Well done you know have a handy id guide to take with you during your next badger survey!
You will need: Glue sticks Laminator/sticky back plastic Hole punch Keyring hook - supplied Wool or string - handle Adult supervision - help with the laminator
Sheet 009 - Id guide
Sheet 009 - Id guide
Snuffle Hole
Signs that badgers have been FEEDING in the area:
SNUFFLING: badgers use their snout to root out
worms and insects.
They leave a SNUFFLE HOLE in the ground. Snuffle holes look as if someone has plucked a
paper cup out of the ground!
Signs of badger digging
Signs that badgers have been FEEDING in the area:
DIGGING: Badgers DIG out insects, bulbs and roots to eat.
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Badger Paths
Badger Dung
Fox scat on top of rock
Otter spraint
BADGER PATHS:
Badgers travel throughout their territories along well-used paths. They use the same paths faithfully
over generations. Badger paths are about 15cm wide. Because badgers are heavy animals, and they
use the same paths every day, the paths are normally padded down to the bare ground with no
grass growing on the path. Look at the photos over for top tips on spotting
badger paths.
Badger dung:
Does not smell too unpleasant, with a slightly chemical smell. You can also tell what the badger has been eating by looking at its dung e.g. cherry
stones, bits of beetle and crops can be identified at a quick glance!
TOP TIP: Make sure you don’t confuse badger
dung with the dung of other mammals e.g. fox, dog, otter or rabbit!
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BADGER FOOTPRINTS
Badgers footprints have a kidney-shaped pad with five toes pointing upwards, as shown below. You’ll find badger foot prints on muddy or sandy parts of badger paths and around sett entrances.
Fox Print Otter Print
TOP TIP: Make sure you don’t confuse badger footprints with the footprints of other mammals such as dog, fox and otter!
Badger Print Dog Print
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Badger hair caught in a fence
BADGER HAIR
You might find badger hair caught on a fence line, where a badger path passes under a fence
and goes out into a field. You might also find it at sett entrances or caught on plants or tree bark
close to badger paths. Badger hair is about 10cm long and is banded with black and white.
Don’t forget the roll test to make sure it is a badger hair
The badger
sett
THE BADGER SETT All this detective work should lead you to the BADGER SETT. The first thing you’ll see
will be large heaps of soil at the sett en-trances, known as SPOIL HEAPS. These
large mounds of soil have been dug out from below ground to make the underground tun-
nels and chambers of the sett.
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Spoil heap
WHAT MAKES A SPOIL HEAP A ‘BADGER’ SPOIL HEAP?
Soil with old bits of bedding material and badger hair
mixed in.
The sett entrance
The Sett
A D-shape on its side, about 20cm wide and about 15cm tall
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Mammal Detectives Surveying Guide
This guide will help you spot the signs of badger activity and help
you to find the sett.
Things to remember:
1. Never disturb a badger sett
2. Keep any noise to a minimum - the badgers are trying to get some kip
3. Never stay at the sett longer than needed, and always leave early.
4. Avoid walking on any badger paths, across the top of the sett or near any entrances.
5. REMEMBER THIS IS THEIR HOME -TREAT IT
WITH RESPECT!
Report any badger sightings
dead or alive to:
Www.scottishbadgers.org.uk
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