I'd never seen a live one until last year when I saw three in the space of a couple of months.
The first one I saw was on a cycle path in Edinburgh, I think my bright lights startled it and it started running along the path in front of me caught in the beam of my light. I freewheeled behind it for about 50 yards before it ran into the undergrowth, probably totally knackered - the top speed of this badger was a surprising 14 mph!
The first one I saw was on a cycle path in Edinburgh, I think my bright lights startled it and it started running along the path in front of me caught in the beam of my light. I freewheeled behind it for about 50 yards before it ran into the undergrowth, probably totally knackered - the top speed of this badger was a surprising 14 mph!