Clarky and Brock.

[Castle Farm]

Hunt saboteurs reported Jeremy Clarkson to the police over allegations he filled in badger setts on Diddly Squat Farm - but the TV presenter-turned-farmer has denied doing so, claiming he shot all of the animals instead.

 

[David.]

If you farmed in a cull zone, and the badgers had all permanently fled in fear of their lives, would it be illegal to backfill a now completely deserted sett?

 

[Jonp]

If you farmed in a cull zone, and the badgers had all permanently fled in fear of their lives, would it be illegal to backfill a now completely deserted sett?

I shove logs and branches down mine.....stops the sheep falling in

 

[Tubbylew]

If you farmed in a cull zone, and the badgers had all permanently fled in fear of their lives, would it be illegal to backfill a now completely deserted sett?

No iirc you do need to prove it's not in use though. I can't remember where I read up on it now, so stand to be corrected.

 

[neilo]

No iirc you do need to prove it's not in use though. I can't remember where I read up on it now, so stand to be corrected.

By filling it in and seeing if they dig it back out?

 

[Tubbylew]

Couple of sticks of dynawotsit would be easier, like a cowboy film.

 

[steveR]

Couple of sticks of dynawotsit would be easier, like a cowboy film.

Rodenator.......

 

[Scholsey]

If you farmed in a cull zone, and the badgers had all permanently fled in fear of their lives, would it be illegal to backfill a now completely deserted sett?

Even without badgers in it it’s still a badger sett and more protected by law than any of our own farm yards ever will be.

 

[betweenthelines]

He's a knobhead who will say/write whatever he thinks the public will lap up.

 

[matthew]

No iirc you do need to prove it's not in use though. I can't remember where I read up on it now, so stand to be corrected.

By filling it in and seeing if they dig it back out?

Nope. Defra called it 'sticking'.
A criss cross of sticks placed across the entrance, and monitored for 6 weeks = empty.

See Hansard:
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many badger setts that have been sticked have subsequently been found to have been recolonised; and what action is taken in the event that such recolonisation is observed. [150544]

Mr. Bradshaw: Sticking of a Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) sett is a method used to indicate whether the sett is in active use. The team carrying out the post-cull survey will note the sign and use this information to inform their report. It may be difficult to identify whether a sett has been recolonised or whether there are badgers remaining from the original colony which were not captured during the trapping operation.

 

[Tubbylew]

Nope. Defra called it 'sticking'.
A criss cross of sticks placed across the entrance, and monitored for 6 weeks = empty.

See Hansard:
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many badger setts that have been sticked have subsequently been found to have been recolonised; and what action is taken in the event that such recolonisation is observed. [150544]

Mr. Bradshaw: Sticking of a Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) sett is a method used to indicate whether the sett is in active use. The team carrying out the post-cull survey will note the sign and use this information to inform their report. It may be difficult to identify whether a sett has been recolonised or whether there are badgers remaining from the original colony which were not captured during the trapping operation.

So if it's "sticked" and found empty, then what? Sloppy readymix?

 

[T Hectares]

Even without badgers in it it’s still a badger sett and more protected by law than any of our own farm yards ever will be.

Bugger, thought it was a rabbit Warren

 

[deleted user 837354]

Does Jeremy Clarkson genuinely farm within a cull zone or he is just riling folk up?

 

[glasshouse]

He's a knobhead who will say/write whatever he thinks the public will lap up.

Jeremy is a great ally to uk farmers

 

[tullah]

Probably why there's no cash for those other things that matter.

 

[uztrac]

The anti hunt scum seem to be able to trespass at random onto farmers private land without fear.
I just wonder what will happen with the socialists "Right to Roam" objective/s and our farm/s security ?

 

[Magnus Oyke]

You have to hand it to Brock, he's got some great PR. Any other animal that causes so much death and distruction wouldn't be missed.

 

[Ted M]

Even without badgers in it it’s still a badger sett and more protected by law than any of our own farm yards ever will be.

Neighbour up the road from us bought a piece of ground 18 months ago complete with redundant badger set in what was I think an old hedge line.
They had to have some surveys done to prove it was empty but have grubbed out the set along with some trees and bushes.

 

[neilo]

Nope. Defra called it 'sticking'.
A criss cross of sticks placed across the entrance, and monitored for 6 weeks = empty.

See Hansard:
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many badger setts that have been sticked have subsequently been found to have been recolonised; and what action is taken in the event that such recolonisation is observed. [150544]

Mr. Bradshaw: Sticking of a Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) sett is a method used to indicate whether the sett is in active use. The team carrying out the post-cull survey will note the sign and use this information to inform their report. It may be difficult to identify whether a sett has been recolonised or whether there are badgers remaining from the original colony which were not captured during the trapping operation.

I assume you would have to keep/make up records of such ‘sticking’ activity, in order to prove you had done so for two months before levelling the sett?

Can it be on the same spreadsheet as the made up medicine/spray/fertiliser records, or does it need to be on a separate ‘badger police’ one?

 

[mixedfmr]

The anti hunt scum seem to be able to trespass at random onto farmers private land without fear.
I just wonder what will happen with the socialists "Right to Roam" objective/s and our farm/s security ?

I think they cant go in the farm yard or house and curtlage, so thats me sorted no access or exit to my land then
But the B badger has started on the campsite last night, OR MAYBE I DIDNT SAY THAT But seen on cctv
The set next door was plought out last year, by a big green machine, and they ve moved in on me