The Caudon® Badger Gate
| Quantity | Price (exc. VAT) | Price (inc. VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| 10-19 Items | £103.46 £86.22 | £103.46 £86.22 |
| 20-29 Items | £98.02 £81.68 | £98.02 £81.68 |
| 30+ Items | £93.06 £77.55 | £93.06 £77.55 |
A highly secure market leading badger exclusion gate developed over many years with 1000's of successful badger exclusion installations.
Key features:
- Close fitting gate flap to reduce clawing potential
- Rolled edge gate flap to minimise grab points
- Innovative leg design for ease of installation
- Easy tie-in points
- Robust anti-bounce locking mechanism
Bulk quantity discounts available
The Caudon Badger Gate
A badger gate you can rely on.
We've completely redesigned our Caudon Badger Gate and done away with the 2 different designs we had previously to keep things simple. We've taken the best features of both gates and combined into one to provide our most secure badger exclusion gate yet.
Improved features:
- Rolled edge gate flap and closer gate/frame gap to prevent clawing open.
- Larger tie-in holes for ease of fixing to chain link or surrounding badger-proof ground covering.
- Improved lock bar design eliminating gate bounce
- Sliding leg design for easy positioning
- Storage position for full lockdown bolt when not in use
- Improved finish, eliminating sharp edges for handling
Designed specifically for long term or repeated use on badger exclusion projects. The gate can be locked both ways, one way or left to swing freely in both directions. When first installed, it is usually good practice to set the badger gate in its 2-way position first. This allows time for resident badgers to get used to passing through it freely before locking the badger gate down into the exit only position when the exclusion period starts.
A laser cut one-piece galvanised gate frame and very close fitting badger gate flap resists the most persistent badgers. The gate flap has been designed with a rolled steel edge to minimise the grab potential from sharp badger claws. Bottom mounted locking mechanism eliminates gate bounce (Badgers have been filmed accessing other gates by hitting the gate flap, waiting for it to bounce open a little, then grabbing the edge to open).
Unlike other badger gates on the market, the gate legs slide through the frame of the badger gate for ease of installation, allowing the gate to be positioned and the legs then hammered into position. Especially useful on rocky ground where it may not be possible to hammer the legs all the way home. Legs can be eliminated altogether if not required.
The badger gate frame incorporates fixing holes with wide apertures to tie the gate into the surrounding badger proof netting or chain-link. We recommend Stainless Steel Cable Ties for this purpose.
Please note: Badgers and their setts are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. Any work that interfers with badgers and/or their setts can only be carried out under licence.
At wildlifefencing.co.uk we have been designing & manufacturing badger gates for 20+ years and have been through many design iterations to produce a badger gate that we believe is the most secure on the market. We've responded to feedback from ecologists, users, installers (including our own) where redesigns have been made to improve security, improve ease of installtion whilst keeping manufacturing costs, and therefore prices down.
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FAQs
A badger exclusion gate is a small frame with a swinging gate flap big enough for a badger to pass through. It incorporates a locking mechanism that allows the gate flap to swing freely in both directions, be locked to swing in only one direction (exit), or be completely locked to both directions.
It is designed to be installed over badger sett entrances where badgers are being legally and humanely excluded from a badger sett under licence. They work by allowing badgers to freely exit from the sett but not re-enter when the gate is locked in the one-way position.
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It is important to remember that the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 states that it is an offence to interfere with a badger sett by damaging a badger sett or any part of it, destroy a badger sett or obstruct access to, or any entrance of, a badger sett.
Any work done of this nature must only be done lawfully and under licence.
Badgers are able to dig through very hard soil substrates and can develop extensive underground networks. In some cases, these can undermine or cause damage to infrastructure such as roads, buildings, services etc. In these cases, a decision may be taken that necessitates the exclusion of badgers from the sett so that the ground can be reclaimed and/or re-stabilised. A badger sett may also prevent development of land and a resident badger colony may need to be relocated to allow development to proceed.
Surveys may have identified another badger sett in the locale that could accommodate the excluded badger colony from the target sett. In some cases, it may be necessary to construct an artificial badger sett nearby to provide alternative accommodation. This would be designed as such to promote further extension by the badgers themselves. Newly constructed setts may be baited to encourage badger take up.
Ultimately, these decisions would be down to the licence holding ecologist on the project.
(Our Artificial Badger Sett Kit provides an easy to install flat pack nesting chamber and tunnel section kit to facilitate the construction of an artificial badger sett.)
It depends a bit on what is happening to the land after the badgers have moved out. It may simply be a case of collapsing the sett to restore to solid earth that can then be re-profiled for further development. In the case of setts that have undermined infrastructure, more complex procedures may be employed. Sometimes an empty badger sett is pumped full of foamed concrete to give good structural integrity back to the subsoils and to prevent further movement of ground and the structures it supports.
A licence granted to permit works to close a sett usually stipulates a time frame for which badger gates have to be left in the one-way position to allow ample time for badgers to exit of their own accord. Other techniques may be used to ensure a sett is empty, or a combination of methods employed. A sand trap is sometimes put down outside of a badger gate. This will show the footprints of any badgers leaving the sett. Balanced sticks in the sett entrance may also indicate this, if the sticks are knocked out of place it may show that a badger has used the entrance. Sometimes it might be necessary to utilise more sophisticated methods to make sure a sett is empty. This might involve listening devices, fibre optic cameras and other such technology. Ultimately, it will be down to the licence holding ecologist to make the call as to when a sett is considered free of badgers.
Badgers can be very determined to maintain habitation in their sett. If a sett entrance is blocked, they will simply try and dig another entrance. The whole area covering the sett and beyond will need to be covered in a badger-proof ground covering to prevent this re-digging. Chain-link Mesh works well for this as it forms well to the, usually, undulating topography of the surface surrounding a badger sett. It is also easily formed to the often recessed entrance holes and secured to badger gates. Other materials are also available from Wildlifefencing.co.uk that offer different levels of protection. Mesh is normally pegged down using Ground Pegs and secured to the frames of the badger gates using Steel Cable Ties.
Not advisable.
Badgers are notoriously destructive animals and will fight hard to maintain a known pathway. A wooden badger gate, even a hardwood one, will not stand up to a determined badger. It's still surprising to see these being specified on projects. Remember, if a sett closure fails due to badgers repeatedly re-entering a sett, it may cause costly ongoing project delays for you, or your client.
Our Caudon Badger Gates are of an all steel construction and have been through many design changes to a point where we believe our badger gate is the most secure on the market.
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There is some thinking that a mesh window in a badger gate allows a badger to see/scent through a gate to check for safety on the other side. Whilst there may be some truth in this, we’ve yet to see any evidence of a badger being reluctant to push a gate flap open. Badgers aren't easily deterred from pursuing their journey goal. A mesh window on a badger exclusion gate simply presents a grab point, or a handle if you prefer, for a badger to pull a one-way gate open, and re-gain entry to the sett. They're not only determined but incredibly smart creatures.
Our Caudon Badger Gates have been designed without a mesh panel window for this purpose. We have also worked hard to ensure that gaps between gate flap and frame are minimised and added a rolled edge to the gate flap to minimise grab potential.
After installation of a badger gate over a sett entrance, it’s normal to leave the gate to open freely in both directions for a period of time before being locked in the one-way or exclusion position. This gives badgers time to get used to pushing the gate open and freely using the sett entrance with its new door in place.
They most certainly can, as long as they are in full working order. Our Caudon Badger Gates have been known to be re-used many times. Occasionally the badger gate leg pins might need replacing as they sometimes get bent when hammering into the ground. We have a stock of replacement legs if needed. Locking mechanism bolts may also go missing, these are a M8 Flange Head Hex Bolt and readily available.
It's worth noting that a 13mm spanner is required to loosen or undo lock mechanism bolts.
We would recommend giving any used badger gates a good wash with an anti-bacterial disinfectant for biosecurity and to help prevent the spread of diseases.
