Badger night!!

Drove with Mel to Ribchester and met John who had gone straight from Blackpool. Met up with the 3 badger people and made our way to the farm and walked up through the fields to the hide by about 7.30. We waited for about half an hour before 2 badgers appeared some distance from the hide and one disappeared fairly soon after. The other one stayed for about 10 to 15 minutes just rooting around and finding things to eat. He disappeared down a hole and came up out of the hole in front of us (I missed that bit!) then trundled off into the undergrowth never to return. We stopped until about 9.30 but no more badgers. Rather disappointing but we also glimpsed a fox, and owl and some bats. We were told that the best time to see them is June or July so I must book up earlier next year. When we got home we had another wild life adventure! Bournville had a poor mouse cornered which had dripped several spots of blood on the dining room carpet! John the hunter caught it and released it complete with torn ear back into the wild.