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A sett in Northampton with entrances along a stream bank was to be cut in two by a new road. As a culvert was required for the stream to flow beneath the road, a "badger ledge" was installed on the same side that the sett entrances were located. The ledge, made from concrete blocks, can be seen running along the right-hand side of the tunnel. The purpose is to allow the badgers to get from one side of the road to the other in safety, even when the stream is in flood.

Some years ago another badger ledge was installed in a culvert under a new road near Wellingborough, Northants. The engineer asked if he should instal handrails too...

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© Steve Jackson.

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