Badger Clan

<p><em>'The only badgers I ever get to see are dead ones.’</em></p><p><em>‘Well if you keep seeing dead ones their family can’t be far away.’</em> </p><p>This throwaway conversation niggled leading Caroline Greville to seek out her own neighbourhood badgers near her Kent home.  She found them and was soon well-acquainted – so too were most of her family.  A sense of interconnectedness developed as they had more badger contact than they could have hoped for.     </p><p><em>Badger Clan </em>charts a simple quest that turns into a full-blown obsession.  From loitering near a sett to working as local contact for a regional badger group this memoir tells of wild encounters and gradual intimate knowledge of the local clan.       </p><p>The story is rooted in rural village life while the family are honestly depicted and relatable.  A feel-good read in which enthusiast and elusive creature become inextricably bound.</p>