Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

There is a large badger sett [ a system of underground burrows ] near to Aspenwood in the surrounding Farigaig Forest and they have been seen and heard rushing through the undergrowth at nightfall. This photo was taken in the woodland adjacent to the cottage. A fully grown badger is about 1 metre long with long, course, greyish hair on the back and a white face with a broad black stripe along each side. They have crushing molar teeth adapted to a partly vegetable diet and short strong legs with long claws. These are suitable for digging up their favourite food - earthworms and several times we have found the plants in tubs scattered all over the ground in their frantic search for worms. They also dig for roots, mice, insects and a variety of fruit and nuts.

Have a sneak preview of the badger movie before it is put onto the Video Gallery page.