Tag Archives: Badgers

National Badger Day 2021

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Badgers are one of my favourite animals and I enjoy seeing all the posts on social media during National Badger day Here are a few of my favourite photos I’ve taken over the past five years. Cookie, is and always … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Autumn, Badgers, Blogging, Books, Environment, Every child wild, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, wildlife books, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Badgers, Books, Get Your Boots On, mammals, national badger day, Oxfordshire Badger Group, The Badger Trust | 3 Comments

Peregrines and badgers

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

One bird I love seeing on my local patch is the Peregrine falcon. It’s not often I get a glimpse of any, but last week there was one being bothered by a Buzzard. Pigeons make up the main part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Birdsy, Local patch, mammals, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Wildlife | Tagged Badgers, Local patch, nature, Peregrine, wildlife | 4 Comments

Guest blog for The Badger Trust

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Recently I wrote a guest blog for The Badger Trust on badger bedding. How often does a badger change its bed?A Badger Trust guest article by Alex White Badgers have fascinated me since I saw my first one at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, Environment, Get Your Boots On, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged badger bedding, Badger sett, Badgers, Blogging, education, The Badger Trust, trail camera, wildlife | 2 Comments

Connections

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

One of the amazing things about writing a blog is the connections it makes. I’m not talking about networking or writing to gain anything, I’m talking about the feedback and comments that come back from around the world. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, birds, Birdsy, Blogging, Books, Bushnell, Covid-19, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Ponds, Stay at home, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Badgers, Birdsy, Bluetit, caterpillar, fox, garden pond, garden wildlife, lockdown, Long tailed tit, Muntjac, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 6 Comments

Mammal Week

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

National Mammal Week is organised by The Mammal Society and this year runs from 23 October to 1 November 2020. Mammals have always been my favourite animals to watch and take photographs of. I’ve been out for a walk around … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Autumn, Badgers, Environment, fox, garden, Get Your Boots On, Hedgehogs, Local patch, mammals, nature, Nature Books, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Uncategorized | Tagged Badgers, Fallow deer, Get Your Boots On, hedgehog, Muntjac, nature, wildlife, wildlife books | 2 Comments

National Badger Day

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Today is the perfect day to be celebrating all that is badgers. Badgers are one of the reasons why I got in to blogging and photography in the first place and I have been watching my local badgers for over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged badger cub, Badger sett, Badgers, national badger day, nature, stop the cull, wildlife | 10 Comments

30 Days Wild – Day 5 – badger identification

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Over the past few weeks of dry weather, we have had quite a few visitors to the garden pond. First, a female badger turned up and regularly came 5 or 6 times a night to drink. She is lactating so … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 Days Wild, Animals, Badgers, Blogging, Citizen science, Environment, Local patch, mammals, nature, photography, science, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Badger, Badger Identification, Badger watching, Badgers, Local patch, mammals, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 4 Comments

Garden Wildlife – Part 10 Badger faces and tails

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I quite often get asked how I individually identify my local badgers. It isn’t the easiest thing especially this time of year as I haven’t seen them as much over the winter and new wounds and marks appear. I’ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, fox, Local patch, mammals, outdoors, Oxfordshire, Stay Wild, trail camera, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Badgers, fox, lockdown, Muntjac, nature, trail camera, wildlife | 2 Comments

Badger Rescue Afternoon

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

On Saturday Oxfordshire Badger Group held a badger rescue information afternoon for its volunteers. The first thing we learnt was the different types of injuries that the rescuers might come across, from territorial wounds, to being hit by a car, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Badgers, Blogging, Get Your Boots On, mammals, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rescue | Tagged Badgers, mammals, Nutkin ward, Oxfordshire Badger Group, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rescue | 7 Comments

Autumn Colours at Wytham Woods

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Wytham Woods near Oxford is well know for its studies in to Badgers and Blue tits. It is the home to the University of Oxford’s The Laboratory with Leaves Anyone can visit as long as you apply for one of Wytham … Continue reading →