We arrived at Old Henley Farm at 6.30 pm. About 30 miles from home and halfway between Dorchester 10 miles to the south and Sherborne to the north. We parked and unpacked our gear ready for a short trek over farm land. Our destination was a hide that we had booked for the evening. It overlooked a secluded area of grassland next to a wood and we were promised sightings of a badger family. We were not disappointed.
A single young badger was the first to appear. He shuffled around the grassland in front of the hide, but got spooked when someone dropped something inside the hide. We thought that maybe it, but later four badgers gingerly reappeared, attracted by the food. The natural light was all but gone and we were reliant on the floodlights that the badgers were quite used to.
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