Badger Problems
Professional, legally compliant solutions for Badger problems across the UK. We provide licensed CL35 Badger exclusions, sett surveys, mitigation plans, habitat assessments, and long-term conflict-free management. Protecting property while ensuring full compliance with the Badger Protection Act and Natural England guidance.
Your Trusted Partner in Solving Badger related problems
Badgers can create a host of issues when they decide to set up home in inconvenient places.
Badger Problems UK is part of the Phoenix Wildlife group and specialises in resolving conflict between Badgers and Humans — ensuring the right outcome for both species.
We provide professional, legally compliant solutions including sett assessments, CL35 licensed exclusions, habitat mitigation, and long-term management strategies. Our focus is always on protecting property while safeguarding animal welfare and staying fully aligned with UK wildlife legislation.
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Successful Exclusions
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Habitat Assessments Completed
Planning & Badgers
Developers often get accused of ignoring any Badgers that may be present on their upcoming developments — and unfortunately, some past practices do support this perception.
However, modern planning requirements, ecological legislation, and the Badger Protection Act mean that responsible developers now take Badger presence seriously. With the correct surveys, legal guidance, and—where necessary—CL35 licensed mitigation, development can progress legally and ethically without risking wildlife crime or delays to projects.
Phoenix Wildlife specialises in supporting developers through this process, ensuring:
• Full compliance with UK wildlife legislation
• Accurate sett surveys and impact assessments
• Legally approved mitigation and exclusion under licence
• Practical, conflict-free long-term solutions
Working with Badgers doesn’t stop development — ignoring them does.
Badgers in Gardens
Badgers in gardens can cause significant problems — especially if they’ve chosen your property as their new home.
From digging under sheds and decking to creating setts in lawns or borders, their activity can quickly lead to structural issues, safety concerns, and costly repairs. Once a Badger sett is established, the law becomes very strict, and the wrong action can easily result in a wildlife offence.
However, not all Badger activity requires a licence.
If Badgers are simply foraging on your lawn, the resulting turf damage can often be mitigated without any licensing. These situations can usually be resolved quickly with the correct proofing and habitat-based deterrents — keeping everything safe, legal, and non-intrusive.
We specialises in resolving garden-based Badger issues legally, safely and humanely, ensuring full compliance with the Badger Protection Act while protecting your property from further damage.
Badgers v Roads and Cemetery's
When Badgers set up home under roads or in cemeteries, serious problems can quickly develop.
Badgers are powerful diggers, and their setts can undermine road surfaces, footpaths, graves, retaining walls and older structures. This can lead to subsidence, safety hazards, trip risks, and costly repair work. Because all Badger setts are legally protected, even essential repairs must be planned carefully and carried out under the correct licensing.
Badger Problems specialises in safely resolving Badger issues in high-risk locations such as:
• Roads, verges and embankments
• Cemeteries and graveyards
• Public footpaths and parks
• Historic sites and churchyards
• Infrastructure and utilities corridors
We provide full surveys, CL35 licensed exclusions (when appropriate), and long-term mitigation to protect both public safety and Badger welfare.
Artificial Setts & Habitat Management
Artificial Setts & Habitat Management
When Badger setts need to be closed due to development, infrastructure works, or safety concerns, providing a suitable alternative is essential. Modern artificial sett design has advanced significantly, offering Badgers a safe, long-term replacement that can be used for decades when installed correctly.
Artificial Setts
Artificial setts are purpose-built structures designed to mimic natural sett systems. They provide:
• Safe, dry chambers
• Proper ventilation
• Naturalistic tunnel systems
• Long-term structural stability
• Locations chosen to reduce future conflict
Before any closure takes place, evidence of Badgers successfully using the artificial sett must be recorded to comply with Natural England licensing requirements.
Habitat Management
Habitat management forms the second part of long-term Badger coexistence. This includes:
• Creating suitable foraging areas away from conflict zones
• Encouraging Badgers to move naturally toward safer habitat
• Reducing attractants around conflict sites
• Managing landscape features to prevent future setts beneath buildings, roads, or cemeteries
Good habitat management reduces the likelihood of Badgers returning to high-risk locations, and supports healthier, more sustainable Badger populations.
