Where to See Badger in Cairngorms National Park

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Badger sightings in Cairngorms

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Where Badger has been reported, from 69 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM11% of the busiest hour1 AM5% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM32% of the busiest hour4 AM74% of the busiest hour5 AM53% of the busiest hour6 AM21% of the busiest hour7 AM11% of the busiest hour8 AM5% of the busiest hour9 AM3% of the busiest hour10 AM2% of the busiest hour11 AM2% of the busiest hourNoon2% of the busiest hour1 PM2% of the busiest hour2 PM3% of the busiest hour3 PM5% of the busiest hour4 PM8% of the busiest hour5 PM16% of the busiest hour6 PM42% of the busiest hour7 PM68% of the busiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PMBusiest hour10 PM95% of the busiest hour11 PM63% of the busiest hour

Badger is most seen 8–11 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Badger sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	11%
1 AM	5%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	32%
4 AM	74%
5 AM	53%
6 AM	21%
7 AM	11%
8 AM	5%
9 AM	3%
10 AM	2%
11 AM	2%
Noon	2%
1 PM	2%
2 PM	3%
3 PM	5%
4 PM	8%
5 PM	16%
6 PM	42%
7 PM	68%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	100%
10 PM	95%
11 PM	63%

Where to look

Cairngorms spots that mention Badger

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Badger. A good start, never a guarantee.

Trails

ModerateBeaver Trail, Rothiemurchus7 km · 2.3 hrWatch for beaver signs, then detour for Loch an Eilein’s ruined castle.

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Where to see Badger in Cairngorms