badgers

We've got badgers that come into the garden, and have been told by numerous people that there is nothing you can do if they really want to come in - and they especially love broad beans, so we've decided not to grow any, as the badgers cause too much destruction.

I did speak to a NT head gardener, who used to work at a large estate that was plagued by badgers and she said the only thing that worked for her was to get her male assistant to collect his urine in a bottle, which was then poured on the ground in various places around the estate. Apparently it took 6 weeks of doing this and she didn't have any further bother from them. The urine acts as a scent marker for the area. Haven't had chance to try this yet, but we will be if they come back this year!