Badgers and their setts are strictly protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. This makes it an offence to intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy, or obstruct access to a badger sett, or to disturb a badger while it is occupying one.
Our team provides comprehensive badger surveys to identify activity early in the planning process, helping you avoid costly conflicts and ensuring your project meets all legal requirements.
Walkover & Activity Surveys: We conduct thorough site searches for physical evidence, including setts, latrines, badger paths, and hair snags.
Sett Classification: Our ecologists evaluate holes to determine if they are Main, Annex, Subsidiary, or Outlying setts, and assess whether they are currently "active."
Camera Trap Monitoring: Where activity is unclear, we deploy infrared camera technology to monitor sett entry points over several days to confirm occupancy.
Licensing & Mitigation: If a sett must be closed or disturbed to facilitate your project, we handle the Natural England applications and design robust mitigation strategies, such as artificial sett construction.
Badgers and their setts are strictly protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. This makes it an offence to intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy, or obstruct access to a badger sett, or to disturb a badger while it is occupying one.
Our team provides comprehensive badger surveys to identify activity early in the planning process, helping you avoid costly conflicts and ensuring your project meets all legal requirements.
Walkover & Activity Surveys: We conduct thorough site searches for physical evidence, including setts, latrines, badger paths, and hair snags.
Sett Classification: Our ecologists evaluate holes to determine if they are Main, Annex, Subsidiary, or Outlying setts, and assess whether they are currently "active."
Camera Trap Monitoring: Where activity is unclear, we deploy infrared camera technology to monitor sett entry points over several days to confirm occupancy.
Licensing & Mitigation: If a sett must be closed or disturbed to facilitate your project, we handle the Natural England applications and design robust mitigation strategies, such as artificial sett construction.