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Badger near Surbiton station caught on film again during night rambles

Surbiton.com: April 12, 2016 - 4:30am

Cameras set up in woods behind Surbiton station have captured a badger nosing around in two separate sightings in the past fortnight.

A badger sighting was reported to the group the weekend previously, and a camera was then ready to capture the animal on the night of April 2.

The group searched for the sett which this badger could be living in and were confident to have done so. A camera was set up facing the sett and caught a badger, which Surbiton Wildlife Group is confident is the same badger as in the first set of footage, leaving the sett at 9.30pm on April 9, and returning to it hours later at about 5am the following morning. The end of the footage released by the wildlife group also captured a jay gathering badger fur to use as nesting material.

Surbiton Wildlife Group were asked to manage the preservation of The Wood, near Oakhill, and put in the cameras to see what wildlife currently lives in the area. A portion of the wooded area is fenced off to include the Richard Jefferies bird sanctuary. Surbiton Wildlife Group has projects to revitalise Claremont Gardens and to make a count of the local wildlife all ongoing, among others. It has grown to include about 200 members, led by Ms Clark and Mr Hooker.

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http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/kingston/14419850.Badger_near_Surbiton_station...

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