Badger Trust
@badgertrust.bsky.social
The leading voice for badgers, working to protect badgers, their setts and their habitats. Working with a network of 50 local badger groups across England and Wales. End the cull now.
badgertrust.org.uk
badgertrust.org.uk
Because of their powerful noses, badgers keep their homes in tip-top shape by creating a latrine pit as a bathroom. 🚽
They won’t defecate in their homes, instead making a pit outside, also used as a social boundary and territorial marker.
Find out more about badgers on our website: buff.ly/DwaMG3t
They won’t defecate in their homes, instead making a pit outside, also used as a social boundary and territorial marker.
Find out more about badgers on our website: buff.ly/DwaMG3t
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Because of their powerful noses, badgers keep their homes in tip-top shape by creating a latrine pit as a bathroom. 🚽
They won’t defecate in their homes, instead making a pit outside, also used as a social boundary and territorial marker.
Find out more about badgers on our website: buff.ly/DwaMG3t
They won’t defecate in their homes, instead making a pit outside, also used as a social boundary and territorial marker.
Find out more about badgers on our website: buff.ly/DwaMG3t
Exciting news. We’re starting a Badger Group in Bristol!
We’re looking for local people interested in being part of a new Bristol Badger Group, with full support from Badger Trust.
Contact Groups@badgertrust.org.uk to get involved and make an impact for your local wildlife.
We’re looking for local people interested in being part of a new Bristol Badger Group, with full support from Badger Trust.
Contact Groups@badgertrust.org.uk to get involved and make an impact for your local wildlife.
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Exciting news. We’re starting a Badger Group in Bristol!
We’re looking for local people interested in being part of a new Bristol Badger Group, with full support from Badger Trust.
Contact Groups@badgertrust.org.uk to get involved and make an impact for your local wildlife.
We’re looking for local people interested in being part of a new Bristol Badger Group, with full support from Badger Trust.
Contact Groups@badgertrust.org.uk to get involved and make an impact for your local wildlife.
💕 Show your love for Brock this Valentine’s Day 🦡
Looking for a gift that gives a little extra love? From befriending a badger to cosy socks, jigsaws and jewellery, our Valentine gift ideas help protect badgers, their setts and habitats.
👉 Browse the full range in The Brock Shop: buff.ly/gR8fpvm
Looking for a gift that gives a little extra love? From befriending a badger to cosy socks, jigsaws and jewellery, our Valentine gift ideas help protect badgers, their setts and habitats.
👉 Browse the full range in The Brock Shop: buff.ly/gR8fpvm
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
💕 Show your love for Brock this Valentine’s Day 🦡
Looking for a gift that gives a little extra love? From befriending a badger to cosy socks, jigsaws and jewellery, our Valentine gift ideas help protect badgers, their setts and habitats.
👉 Browse the full range in The Brock Shop: buff.ly/gR8fpvm
Looking for a gift that gives a little extra love? From befriending a badger to cosy socks, jigsaws and jewellery, our Valentine gift ideas help protect badgers, their setts and habitats.
👉 Browse the full range in The Brock Shop: buff.ly/gR8fpvm
🌿✨ New Life Underground! 🦡💛
Right now, deep in cosy chambers lined with soft bedding, tiny badger cubs are being born!
A new generation of badgers is here—let’s protect them and their future! 💚
📷@russellfinneyphotography
Right now, deep in cosy chambers lined with soft bedding, tiny badger cubs are being born!
A new generation of badgers is here—let’s protect them and their future! 💚
📷@russellfinneyphotography
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🌿✨ New Life Underground! 🦡💛
Right now, deep in cosy chambers lined with soft bedding, tiny badger cubs are being born!
A new generation of badgers is here—let’s protect them and their future! 💚
📷@russellfinneyphotography
Right now, deep in cosy chambers lined with soft bedding, tiny badger cubs are being born!
A new generation of badgers is here—let’s protect them and their future! 💚
📷@russellfinneyphotography
💔Badger Trust is concerned that a third badger has been poisoned in the same area, indicating a deliberate pattern of wildlife persecution that’s escalating rapidly.
Read more: buff.ly/UEz9t6Z
Read more: buff.ly/UEz9t6Z
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
💔Badger Trust is concerned that a third badger has been poisoned in the same area, indicating a deliberate pattern of wildlife persecution that’s escalating rapidly.
Read more: buff.ly/UEz9t6Z
Read more: buff.ly/UEz9t6Z
We are standing with other NGOs to welcome the UK Government’s decision to end intensive badger cull licences from January 2026.
But one cull licence continues, despite scientific evidence that culling doesn't control bTB in cattle.
Read our joint statement buff.ly/ARgM8V5
But one cull licence continues, despite scientific evidence that culling doesn't control bTB in cattle.
Read our joint statement buff.ly/ARgM8V5
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
We are standing with other NGOs to welcome the UK Government’s decision to end intensive badger cull licences from January 2026.
But one cull licence continues, despite scientific evidence that culling doesn't control bTB in cattle.
Read our joint statement buff.ly/ARgM8V5
But one cull licence continues, despite scientific evidence that culling doesn't control bTB in cattle.
Read our joint statement buff.ly/ARgM8V5
Badgers have been known to play with objects just like a dog. They have been seen playing tug-of-war with food and water bowls, and setts have been uncovered filled with random objects.
📷@arikoleh.photography
📷@arikoleh.photography
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Badgers have been known to play with objects just like a dog. They have been seen playing tug-of-war with food and water bowls, and setts have been uncovered filled with random objects.
📷@arikoleh.photography
📷@arikoleh.photography
Did you know that badgers mate at almost any time of the year, but due to an unusual reproductive technique they have only one litter a year! 🦡🦡
You can discover more fascinating facts about European badgers on our website: buff.ly/vbe7Zvg
📷@will.phillips.photography
You can discover more fascinating facts about European badgers on our website: buff.ly/vbe7Zvg
📷@will.phillips.photography
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Did you know that badgers mate at almost any time of the year, but due to an unusual reproductive technique they have only one litter a year! 🦡🦡
You can discover more fascinating facts about European badgers on our website: buff.ly/vbe7Zvg
📷@will.phillips.photography
You can discover more fascinating facts about European badgers on our website: buff.ly/vbe7Zvg
📷@will.phillips.photography
Wales shows that there is a world in which wildlife and cattle can coexist and where farming industries can be protected. Find out more: www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Wales shows that there is a world in which wildlife and cattle can coexist and where farming industries can be protected. Find out more: www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
Sunday Badgers 🦡💚
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Sunday Badgers 🦡💚
Make a difference at work!
Whether it's a one-off event or year-round support, your business can make a real impact in the protection of badgers across England and Wales.
Visit our website 👉 buff.ly/xO6G9Wu or email fundraising@badgertrust.org.uk for more information.
📷 @jasperbrennberger
Whether it's a one-off event or year-round support, your business can make a real impact in the protection of badgers across England and Wales.
Visit our website 👉 buff.ly/xO6G9Wu or email fundraising@badgertrust.org.uk for more information.
📷 @jasperbrennberger
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Make a difference at work!
Whether it's a one-off event or year-round support, your business can make a real impact in the protection of badgers across England and Wales.
Visit our website 👉 buff.ly/xO6G9Wu or email fundraising@badgertrust.org.uk for more information.
📷 @jasperbrennberger
Whether it's a one-off event or year-round support, your business can make a real impact in the protection of badgers across England and Wales.
Visit our website 👉 buff.ly/xO6G9Wu or email fundraising@badgertrust.org.uk for more information.
📷 @jasperbrennberger
Badgers don’t fully hibernate, but they definitely enjoy a winter lie-in. As temperatures drop, they fall into torpor, a time where they reduce activity and live off fat reserves built up during autumn.
Expect them to be curled up in their sett from late November to February.
📷@wildlife_62
Expect them to be curled up in their sett from late November to February.
📷@wildlife_62
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Badgers don’t fully hibernate, but they definitely enjoy a winter lie-in. As temperatures drop, they fall into torpor, a time where they reduce activity and live off fat reserves built up during autumn.
Expect them to be curled up in their sett from late November to February.
📷@wildlife_62
Expect them to be curled up in their sett from late November to February.
📷@wildlife_62
January and February are peak months for badger sett blocking. Each year, Badger Trust receives reports of blocked setts linked to specific hunts, with research suggesting tens of thousands of badger setts are illegally blocked every season. buff.ly/vmyhHNU
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 AM
January and February are peak months for badger sett blocking. Each year, Badger Trust receives reports of blocked setts linked to specific hunts, with research suggesting tens of thousands of badger setts are illegally blocked every season. buff.ly/vmyhHNU
Fact: Around 94% of bTB transmission is cattle-to-cattle. Cattle are 800 times more likely to pass bTB to badgers than the other way round. Focusing on the source, cattle, is the way forward.
Wales is getting bTB right following a science-led approach.
Keep it that way! www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
Wales is getting bTB right following a science-led approach.
Keep it that way! www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Fact: Around 94% of bTB transmission is cattle-to-cattle. Cattle are 800 times more likely to pass bTB to badgers than the other way round. Focusing on the source, cattle, is the way forward.
Wales is getting bTB right following a science-led approach.
Keep it that way! www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
Wales is getting bTB right following a science-led approach.
Keep it that way! www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
A couple of belly-scratch badgers 🦡💚
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A couple of belly-scratch badgers 🦡💚
Badgers: the forgotten victims of fox hunting 🦡
Blocking a badger sett is a criminal offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 yet research suggests tens of thousands of setts may be illegally blocked each season as part of illegal fox hunts.
Read the full article: buff.ly/vmyhHNU
Blocking a badger sett is a criminal offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 yet research suggests tens of thousands of setts may be illegally blocked each season as part of illegal fox hunts.
Read the full article: buff.ly/vmyhHNU
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Badgers: the forgotten victims of fox hunting 🦡
Blocking a badger sett is a criminal offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 yet research suggests tens of thousands of setts may be illegally blocked each season as part of illegal fox hunts.
Read the full article: buff.ly/vmyhHNU
Blocking a badger sett is a criminal offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 yet research suggests tens of thousands of setts may be illegally blocked each season as part of illegal fox hunts.
Read the full article: buff.ly/vmyhHNU
🌿 We’re hiring: Research & Project Coordinator 🌿
We’re looking for a proactive, motivated Research & Project Coordinator to join our small, friendly team and help turn research into meaningful action for badger conservation 🦡
👉 Find out more and apply - bit.ly/4qQm3ZX
We’re looking for a proactive, motivated Research & Project Coordinator to join our small, friendly team and help turn research into meaningful action for badger conservation 🦡
👉 Find out more and apply - bit.ly/4qQm3ZX
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌿 We’re hiring: Research & Project Coordinator 🌿
We’re looking for a proactive, motivated Research & Project Coordinator to join our small, friendly team and help turn research into meaningful action for badger conservation 🦡
👉 Find out more and apply - bit.ly/4qQm3ZX
We’re looking for a proactive, motivated Research & Project Coordinator to join our small, friendly team and help turn research into meaningful action for badger conservation 🦡
👉 Find out more and apply - bit.ly/4qQm3ZX
The evidence is clear.
Wales has a 40% reduction in new herd incidences without killing badgers.
England has killed 247,880 badgers so far and still has a heavier TB burden that Wales.
Science-led policy works.
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
Wales has a 40% reduction in new herd incidences without killing badgers.
England has killed 247,880 badgers so far and still has a heavier TB burden that Wales.
Science-led policy works.
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The evidence is clear.
Wales has a 40% reduction in new herd incidences without killing badgers.
England has killed 247,880 badgers so far and still has a heavier TB burden that Wales.
Science-led policy works.
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
Wales has a 40% reduction in new herd incidences without killing badgers.
England has killed 247,880 badgers so far and still has a heavier TB burden that Wales.
Science-led policy works.
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
www.badgertrust.org.uk/cymru
Curious about badgers and keen to learn more? Our Introduction to Badgers (Meles meles) online course is the perfect place to start 🦡
📅 Online course dates:
• 14 January 2026 - bit.ly/4jxaMuQ
• 2 March 2026 - bit.ly/4qCm832
• 12 May 2026 - bit.ly/3LrDl0m
📅 Online course dates:
• 14 January 2026 - bit.ly/4jxaMuQ
• 2 March 2026 - bit.ly/4qCm832
• 12 May 2026 - bit.ly/3LrDl0m
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Curious about badgers and keen to learn more? Our Introduction to Badgers (Meles meles) online course is the perfect place to start 🦡
📅 Online course dates:
• 14 January 2026 - bit.ly/4jxaMuQ
• 2 March 2026 - bit.ly/4qCm832
• 12 May 2026 - bit.ly/3LrDl0m
📅 Online course dates:
• 14 January 2026 - bit.ly/4jxaMuQ
• 2 March 2026 - bit.ly/4qCm832
• 12 May 2026 - bit.ly/3LrDl0m
📬 Love badgers? Stay in the loop! 📬
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Be part of the movement. Sign up today and join the clan 👉 buff.ly/qOFqMLY
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Be part of the movement. Sign up today and join the clan 👉 buff.ly/qOFqMLY
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
📬 Love badgers? Stay in the loop! 📬
Get the latest on how we're protecting badgers across the UK - straight to your inbox every fortnight.
Be part of the movement. Sign up today and join the clan 👉 buff.ly/qOFqMLY
Get the latest on how we're protecting badgers across the UK - straight to your inbox every fortnight.
Be part of the movement. Sign up today and join the clan 👉 buff.ly/qOFqMLY
The Senedd Elections are approaching. Wales has a choice.
Science-led policy reduced bovine TB without a badger cull.
This election, the Cymru Badger Manifesto stands for badgers, farmers, facts, and fairness.
Download at buff.ly/tOH5rC7
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
Science-led policy reduced bovine TB without a badger cull.
This election, the Cymru Badger Manifesto stands for badgers, farmers, facts, and fairness.
Download at buff.ly/tOH5rC7
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The Senedd Elections are approaching. Wales has a choice.
Science-led policy reduced bovine TB without a badger cull.
This election, the Cymru Badger Manifesto stands for badgers, farmers, facts, and fairness.
Download at buff.ly/tOH5rC7
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
Science-led policy reduced bovine TB without a badger cull.
This election, the Cymru Badger Manifesto stands for badgers, farmers, facts, and fairness.
Download at buff.ly/tOH5rC7
#BadgersBelongHere #BadgersCymru
🐾 Cymru Badger Manifesto is here!
With the Senedd elections approaching in 2026, it’s vital that badgers stay firmly on the agenda. Read and share the manifesto, and make sure Wales continues to lead the way for wildlife: buff.ly/icXVyNM
With the Senedd elections approaching in 2026, it’s vital that badgers stay firmly on the agenda. Read and share the manifesto, and make sure Wales continues to lead the way for wildlife: buff.ly/icXVyNM
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🐾 Cymru Badger Manifesto is here!
With the Senedd elections approaching in 2026, it’s vital that badgers stay firmly on the agenda. Read and share the manifesto, and make sure Wales continues to lead the way for wildlife: buff.ly/icXVyNM
With the Senedd elections approaching in 2026, it’s vital that badgers stay firmly on the agenda. Read and share the manifesto, and make sure Wales continues to lead the way for wildlife: buff.ly/icXVyNM
It's Giving Tuesday! From today until the 9th December, every pound you give will be doubled by match-funded pledges, helping us raise a huge £16,000 to help protect our badgers.
One donation can now make double the difference > bit.ly/3Kl1OUC
One donation can now make double the difference > bit.ly/3Kl1OUC
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's Giving Tuesday! From today until the 9th December, every pound you give will be doubled by match-funded pledges, helping us raise a huge £16,000 to help protect our badgers.
One donation can now make double the difference > bit.ly/3Kl1OUC
One donation can now make double the difference > bit.ly/3Kl1OUC
🦡 NEW RESEARCH: Badger Roadkill Hotspots Revealed
A major new study by Cardiff University’s Road Lab and Badger Trust has mapped 2,248 UK roadkill hotspots. 👉 Read the full report: buff.ly/crQNrhO
A major new study by Cardiff University’s Road Lab and Badger Trust has mapped 2,248 UK roadkill hotspots. 👉 Read the full report: buff.ly/crQNrhO
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🦡 NEW RESEARCH: Badger Roadkill Hotspots Revealed
A major new study by Cardiff University’s Road Lab and Badger Trust has mapped 2,248 UK roadkill hotspots. 👉 Read the full report: buff.ly/crQNrhO
A major new study by Cardiff University’s Road Lab and Badger Trust has mapped 2,248 UK roadkill hotspots. 👉 Read the full report: buff.ly/crQNrhO
Badger Trust warns of another setback for wildlife as Amendment 40 is rejected and the Planning & Infrastructure Bill passes Parliament. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OifuM4G
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Badger Trust warns of another setback for wildlife as Amendment 40 is rejected and the Planning & Infrastructure Bill passes Parliament. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OifuM4G