Badgers are excellent diggers. A badger hole can be two to nine feet deep and often measure one or two feet in diameter.

How deep do badgers burrow?

Tunnels can be four metres deep, though most are less than one metre underground and often follow surface contours. This helps with air circulation, while ventilation holes sometimes connect a tunnel to the surface. Badgers like to dig their setts where the ground is easy to dig.

How do you identify a badger hole?

A badger hole is generally the shape of a D on its side, as opposed to circular, and does not narrow inside the entrance, unlike rabbit holes.