It’s an old joke that a garden that’s a complete mess is designated a wildlife garden, and ours certainly fits the bill. It’s also true, though, with nearly 500 species of moth, 26 species of butterfly, reptiles, 3 amphibians as well as all of the birds (not all of which walk around on the lawn, I’ll admit).
We’ve had the occasional badger in the back field over the years, but the garden has been the preserve of the fox, pipistrelle and a collection of rodents (some less welcome than others). When Karen saw a badger in the garden a few weeks ago it seemed like a one off. We haven’t seen it since, but putting her dad’s old trail camera out it seems to be a fairly regular visitor.
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