We are the Definitive On-Line Guide to Badgers in the UK. We campaign to protect badgers. We are 100% against all forms of animal cruelty. We educate people about the needs of badgers. We run a free Ask an Expert service to help people with badger issues.https://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3mj6enj3j4c27Appalled that the Gold Dancer racehorse was ridden to a win with a broken back, then put down after winning at Aintree - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/articles/c3v614gk1g4o10 Apr 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6enj3j4c27https://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lxrrxveq2s2mMichael Watt, 37, of Marl Hill Crescent, Preston used Harris Hawk +ferrets to hunt game at the Bolton Abbey in NYorks was handed 10-year criminal behaviour order. Also banned from keeping birds of prey or ferrets, plus restrictions on hunting and entering land https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2075l130eeo01 Sep 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxrrxveq2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3ltreomazs226Sick-minded convicted paedophile (Brandon Robb, 28) has been jailed for hunting and killing animals https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czry002xnkro he has 31 previous convictions, and only gets 1 year in jail this time plus a lifetime ban on keeping animals12 Jul 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltreomazs226https://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3ltmgj4luzk2pPleased that poisonous lead ammunition is to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/10/lead-ammunition-ban-hunting-shooting-england-scotland-wales but why does the ban on toxic lead take so long to bring in?10 Jul 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmgj4luzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lsla7otia22rUnauthorised beaver releases are happening across England, says the BBC , but many people are saying "What's not to like about this?" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clygl4dv4rno with 000s in the wild, beavers are now a legally protected species in England27 Jun 2025 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsla7otia22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lqpn2foxg22mWe have just built a new video so people can hear what a badger sounds like when it is chittering ... here is the video so you can all hear what is happening... https://youtu.be/atjbrORlG5E?si=O-FXv1nrKFoZkjX_ The video explains all; but the link shows where you can get more information on all the calls badgers make.03 Jun 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpn2foxg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lpwnpnapuk2lZoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012 - the new rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and a ban on touching fish https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/24/zoo-welfare-standards-britain-first-update-201224 May 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwnpnapuk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lpp434ues22qPlans for a new zoo, to be run by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, of which there were long-running welfare concerns, have been turned down. Proposals for the Tebay site, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales NPA https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk226glxlko21 May 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp434ues22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lpeegrqbkc2cGrey Heron (Ardea cinerea) spearing a fish at the Brockholes wildlife reserve near the M6 at Preston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ybAYVM_7o #birds #wildlifephotography #greyheron #heron #ardeaalba #brockholes17 May 2025 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpeegrqbkc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lpeecjljjs2cShort video showing the tall and slender Great White Egret (Ardea alba) going fishing at the Brockholes wildlife reserve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VEKdP9AKM #birds #wildlifephotography #greatwhiteegret #egret #ardeaalba #brockholes17 May 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpeecjljjs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lpee5pkf4c2cSand Martins (Riperia riperia) filmed at 100 fps, showing them in slow motion at Brockholes bird reserve near Preston from the 4th May 2025 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCFcZdkR_8 #birds #wildlifephotography #sandmartins #brockholes17 May 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpee5pkf4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/badgerlandcouk.bsky.social/post/3lnuwpgmet22xPossibly the last video from our trip to Brockholes (Preston) on 30th March 2025 - this time showing the arrival of the Sand Martins, following their migration back from Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwfqQdcFhrc Amazingly fast little birds, which should be back at Brockholes in larger numbers by now.28 Apr 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:7t5jxynpth6fjtwzyvgupmdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuwpgmet22x