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George E Pearce Badger Consultants was set up in 1991, by George Pearce, based on over 50 years experience of studying wildlife. The consultancy provides the best expert, independent and unbiased service for all issues relating to badgers and their habitat.

Please feel free to browse this site, If you have any badger related enquiries then you can contact us on the following numbers:

01939 260 469 - 01743 741 421 or 07811 113 250

The consultancy has a sister company called Pearce Environment Ltd which deals with all environmental issues, specialising in protected species / habitat surveying, mitigation measures, Habitat and wooodland management, tree planting, fencing, hedgelaying, pond construction, weed control and more...Visit www.pearce-environment.co.uk for more information.

.Please note: the site may contain information regarding a protected species, therefore no reproduction of material is permitted without prior consent from the author.

 

Badgers and their setts are protected by the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. Under the Act it is illegal to:-

  • Willfully kill, injure or take a badger or attempt to do so.
  • Cruelly ill-treat a badger.
  • Interfere with a sett by doing any of the following.
    • damaging a badger sett or any part of it.
    • destroying a badger sett
    • obstructing access to a badger sett.
    • causing a dog to enter a sett.
    • disturbing a badger while it is occupying a sett.

Penalties for offences under the Act are up to six months in prison and a fine of £5,000 for each offence.