Badger watch

Visit the ‘Margaret Grimwade Badger hide’ for an intimate evening with these sociable mammals close up. The badger hide was established to provide people with a unique opportunity to observe these secretive animals in their natural environment. On any one watch you may be lucky enough to see several badgers go about their nightly routine, from foraging for food, playing, grooming and climbing.

Comments from recent badger watcher Richard Haugh:

‘It was a fascinating evening - a Suffolk safari! We saw eight badgers, including two youngsters. I had never seen wild badgers before, they were much bigger than I expected and their interaction with one another was captivating. I will definitely book another watch next year.’

Click below to watch footage of badgers forraging as seen from our badger hide:

www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/media/badgers(1).wmv

The badger hide viewing season runs from April to September on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. It costs £7.50 per adult, and £2.50 for children aged 7 and above. For more information, or to book part or all of the hide, please ring 01473 890089.
Alternatively you can purchase vouchers for the badger hide in our online shop, -these make fantastic, unusual gifts.

Real Africa in Suffolk

Alongside wishing you all a Happy New Year i would also like to welcome Real Africa as a bronze member of our Investor in Wildlife membership scheme.

Real Africa's staff have over 100 years of experience at planning and organising exceptional safari holidays to Africa. They have all travelled extensively there and love going back whenever they can. I look forward to getting them involved with the wilds of Suffolk in 2013.