Licensed, ethical and legally compliant badger and wildlife management for homes, gardens and commercial development sites.
Wildlife such as badgers and bats, while protected by law, can cause significant disruption not only to homes and gardens but also to business premises and commercial development sites. Badgers are known for extensive burrowing which can undermine building foundations, damage landscaped areas, and disrupt fencing or underground utilities. Bats, nesting in roof voids or loft spaces, can also create planning complications and require specialist attention during building, renovation or commercial fit-outs.
JG Pest Control provides a full range of legally compliant services to resolve these challenges effectively and ethically across South Yorkshire. Whether you are dealing with a sett in your garden, a construction project delayed due to environmental conditions, or recurring wildlife interference at your business premises, our team is here to help.
The UK's only native badger species, common throughout the country. Badgers are nocturnal mammals that live in underground burrow systems called setts. They are powerful diggers and territorial by nature.
A badger sett can have multiple entrances, chambers and tunnels, often expanding over time. Setts are used across generations and can extend a considerable distance underground, sometimes close to buildings and boundaries.
Badgers forage for earthworms, insects, fruit and small animals, digging into lawns and flower beds in both residential and business properties as they search for food.
Badgers use scent marking and well-worn paths, often crossing gardens, farms, industrial estates and office grounds. Badgers and their setts are protected by law under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.
Badger setts are intricate networks of tunnels, sometimes occupied continuously for over a century. Badgers are highly social, living in family groups (clans) and maintaining multiple setts across their territory.
Because setts are so permanent, any activity around them must be carefully managed within the law. Disturbing or blocking an active sett without a licence is a criminal offence, so professional, licensed management is essential.
The JG team will carry out a licensed assessment to determine the presence, activity level and sett structure of any badger population affecting your residential or commercial land. From there, we will recommend the most appropriate approach - whether that is exclusion fencing, habitat repair or legally approved sett closure.
Legal restrictions make DIY exclusion unlawful, so professional management is required. All work is completed in accordance with Natural England licensing, ensuring full compliance and protection of this legally protected species. We cater to homeowners, property developers, businesses and construction firms alike. To arrange a survey, get in touch with our team today.
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