25 July β 7 January
the coastal calendar, shifted 24 days later for this region
Old setts on wooded slopes, with worn paths and heaped spoil outside the entrances.
Badgers can mate almost year-round but implantation waits for December, so cubs always arrive in February whatever month the mating happened. They do not truly hibernate here: winter is quiet, not absent.
photos, sightings and recordings, off this site
where this species is on the list
| Phase | When | Length | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| raising young | 25 February β 8 May | 73 days | Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed. |
| young out of the den | 9 May β 24 May | 16 days | Young out of the nest or den, but still fed and followed by the adults. |
| courting | 25 May β 24 July | 61 days | Song, display, fighting, scent-marking β pairs forming or reaffirming. |
| going about the year | 25 July β 7 January | 167 days | Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out. |
| pregnant | 8 January β 24 February | 48 days | Pregnant. Nothing to see from outside, which is why the dates matter. |