National Badger Day
6 October is National Badger Day, with a whole heap of love for this iconic native British wildlife species.
Event Details
- Event Date 06.10.24
- Category Annual/Special Days/Weeks/Months
- Website Website
- Organiser Badger Trust
The Secret Life of Badgers
The educational film, The Secret Life of Badgers, is packed with real-life footage of badgers and clear, bright infographics. The film is timed to celebrate ‘National Badger Day’, but as every day is Badger Day you can use it any time of the year!
Watch it here.
This 12-minute film is designed especially for assembly and classroom use for KS1 and KS2 learners and is a great place to start learning about badgers.
The Secret Life of Badgers is broken up into several easy sections and is narrated by Billy Heaney, an enthusiastic zoologist and wildlife presenter. It's suitable for KS2 as a standalone 'plug and play' activity, or for KS1 and KS2 as a 'play and pause' interactive assembly.
The following resources include Teacher notes and Pupil worksheets:
KS1 Class exercise for Secret Life of Badgers film
KS2 Badger Fact File for Secret Life of Badgers film
A collaboration between Badger Trust and Binfield Badger Group
The Secret Life of Badgers. Full Wildlife Documentary (youtube.com) (50 mins)
Learning resources for badger cubs of all ages
On the badger education hub you’ll find lots of FREE resources to help with learning at home and at school, designed to support educators and learners to explore everything about badgers, their habitats and the issues they face.
How to be a badger champion
- Learn how to Make Space for Badgers
- Get involved with the citizen science project, State of the Badger
- Get involved with your local badger group and make a difference to badgers near you.
- Educate the next generation of badger champions with FREE education resources.
Check out the Badger Trust website to watch the videos, learn how to be a badger champion and how to get involved.