How can we help?
At Badger Ecology we offer a range of services centred around your needs.
Badger Surveys
Badger Ecology has overseen over 300 site surveys and can provide detailed, accurate land mapping for ecological studies, construction work and planning applications.
Planning Applications and Advice
We can offer expert guidance regarding all planning application needs. This includes badger licence requirements in many different projects, from conservation to construction.
Badger Sett Closure and Artificial Sett Construction
Where planning conditions require, we offer artificial badger sett construction and full sett closures under licence, across Wales and the UK. We have managed projects for housing associations, construction companies and architects, and can provide detailed advice, testimonials and full guidance on request.
Badger Vaccination
We provide badger vaccination programs for farms in Wales and throughout the UK, this is one of a range of measures which can help to reduce the risk of Bovine TB spreading between badgers and cattle. This involves surveying for badger activity and vaccinating badgers with BCG once a year.
Badger Bait-Marking Surveys and Tracking Studies
Project Management
Badger Ecology is able to project manage both small and large projects for clients across Wales and throughout the UK. We project managed the largest private sett survey in Wales covering over 280 farms, on 185 square kilometres of the Gower Peninsula. This work was successfully carried out on behalf of the Gower Vaccination Group LTD in 2017 and then followed up with a vaccination project in 2019.
Wildlife Surveys
Badger Ecology Ltd will soon be offering the following services:
PEA (Phase 1) Site surveys
PEA surveys for Construction
PEA Surveys for architects
Badger Vaccination Training
Badger Ecology offer Badger Vaccination Training courses. Contact us to find out more.
Badger Ecology
Badger Ecology offers a tailored service of badger vaccination to landowners such as farmers, conservation groups, and private individuals across Wales and throughout the UK wishing to reduce the spread of bovine TB on their land. We also offer artificial sett construction and sett closure and can give badger advice, surveys, or mitigation plans on request. Our team includes a Veterinary Surgeon who has many years of experience with disease management and an experienced Badger consultant, fully trained, insured and Lantra qualified.
Why Vaccinate Badgers?
It is common knowledge that the Eurasian Badger is a significant wildlife reservoir for Bovine TB (Mycobacterium bovis) in the UK. Vaccination of badgers against M.bovis has been proven to reduce the likelihood of a badger testing positive to bovine TB by up to 85%.
Badger Vaccination
We provide badger vaccination programs for farms in Wales and throughout the UK, this is one of a range of measures which can help to reduce the risk of Bovine TB spreading between badgers and cattle. This involves surveying for badger activity and vaccinating badgers with BCG once a year.
Artificial Sett Construction and Sett Closure
Badger Ecology LTD are experts in artificial badger sett construction and sett closures. Badgers and their setts are protected by law; it is illegal to kill, injure or take a badger. If a badger sett is near or on an area that requires development, a site survey is needed to plan for the potential movement or relocation of the badgers, under licence.
Training
The Badger Ecology LTD badger vaccination training course is two days per module, which combines both classroom sessions with practical fieldwork out on a farm.
