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Are there badgers in Forest Hill?
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Triangle


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11-07-2014 02:41 PM

I suspect they are in Forest Hill, but in areas where the public would not normally be after dark – so they can forage without being disturbed - and I think there’s a few areas in FH that would suit them just fine.

I now live in Kent and on returning home last year in the small hours, was alarmed to hear noises at the side of my house – I could hear movement in the undergrowth and the sound of heavy things being pushed around.

Fearing the worst, I went indoors and grabbed a torch which I keep handy for power cuts (not unusual) and went to the window which looks out over the side of the house.

Leaving the room light off, I quickly pulled back the curtains, switched on the torch and shone it at where all the noise was coming from… and was shocked (and relieved) to see an enormous badgers head peering back at me.

Until then, I had only ever caught an occasional glimpse of the backside of one disappearing into a hedgerow down a country lane. But after my close encounter I can confirm that they are a big animal – and when next morning I saw the mess it had made of my side border, evidently a powerful animal too. It had flattened the shrubs, moved aside rocks and dug a pretty large hole.

However, despite the damage, I feel very privileged to have seen such a shy creature so close.

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RE: Are there badgers in Forest Hill? - Triangle - 11-07-2014 02:41 PM