点评:I was super excited about this trip and it did not disappoint. After a short walk to the hide and a few mins settling in, we waited…but not for long. A rabbit joined us for a few mins (not in the hide!) and then at around 8pm, I saw the top of the grass moving as someone weaved a path through it and then a little black & white face emerged! Over the next 15 minutes or so, another one appeared, and then another, and another….8 in total! They all puttered about quite happily sniffing out worms and peanuts for well over an hour. Occasionally something spooked them and they made a dash back to the sett (they were surprisingly quick!) but they soon came back. We left at about 10:30 feeling very happy and hugely privileged.
I should note that it had been a warm & fine day which may have positively impacted on our ‘visibility’…perhaps on a colder/rainier/windier day the badgers may have preferred to stay indoors (and who could blame them?!). It is important to remember that these are wild animals and not paid performers…it’s always a chance affair as to whether you see them. We were lucky this time but another time, it may have been different. Anyone booking a hide here needs to go into it not expecting to see anything since that is a realistic possibility, hoping that you do and then feeling enormously lucky if you do.
The hide itself was comfortable - but don’t expect luxury: it is functional and more than adequate.
I’d definitely go ahead
翻译:我对这次旅行超级兴奋,它果然没有让我失望。我们走了一小段路到达了藏身处,安顿了几分钟,然后就开始等……不过没等多久。一只兔子和我们待了几分钟(不是在藏身处!),然后大约晚上8点,我看到草丛顶端动了一下,好像有人在草丛里挖了条小路,然后一张黑白相间的小脸露了出来!接下来的15分钟左右,又出现了一只,然后又一只,又一只……总共8只!它们兴高采烈地四处嗅着虫子和花生,持续了一个多小时。偶尔会有什么东西吓到它们,它们会冲回窝里(它们的速度出奇地快!),但很快又回来了。我们大约10:30离开,感到非常高兴和荣幸。
我应该指出,那天天气温暖晴朗,这可能对我们的“能见度”有积极的影响……也许在更冷/雨水更多/风更大的日子里,獾可能更喜欢待在室内(谁又能责怪它们呢?!)。重要的是要记住,这些都是野生动物,而不是付费表演者……能否看到它们总是一个偶然事件。这次我们很幸运,但下次可能就不一样了。任何在这里预订隐蔽处的人都应该进去,不要期待看到任何东西,因为这是有可能发生的,希望你看到了,然后如果你看到了,就会感到非常幸运。
隐蔽处本身很舒适——但不要期待奢华:它功能齐全,绰绰有余。
我肯定会去的。