Badger watching
Without suitable field skills, badgers are not easy to see in the wild. Fortunately there are places with specially devised arrangements to make watching badgers both easy for us and safe for the badgers.
Cornwall
Tehidy Country Park, near Camborne in Cornwall, was once part of a created estate that was owned by the wealthy mining family - the Bassets. Covering 250 acres, the estate was purchased by the County Council in 1983 and turned into a recreational country park for the enjoyment of the community. Visitors can stroll around the lake, explore leafy glades or wilder areas of woodland, or be immersed in the rich flora and fauna. Occasionally, the County Council's Environment and Heritage Service organise badger watches at Tehidy. Numbers are usually limited to 10 places only and warm outdoor clothing and stout footwear must be worn. Details are normally published in a 'Countryside Events Diary' that a number of bodies have joined forces with Cornwall County Council and the District Councils to help produce. It covers a huge range of events and activities organised by local authority officers, environmental action groups, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and many more. The guide can be obtained from Tourist Information Offices and libraries throughout Cornwall, or can be downloaded from the Cornwall County Council web site at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11161 For more information about Tehidy Country Park see: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5791
Devon
Devon Badger Watch, near Tiverton, has live webcams of their residents. See http://www.devonbadgerwatch.co.uk/
