We are delighted to announce that this year the Essex Badger Protection Group is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The group formed in 1985 and was originally known as Essex Badger Patrol. You can find a brief history of our group by clicking on 'About' in the menu at the top of this page.

Throughout the year we will be holding some special celebration events to help promote and raise funds for our group as well as public awareness of the beautiful and often very persecuted animals which we protect. Please keep a check on our website and Facebook pages for up to date information about all our forthcoming events.

To highlight our 40th Anniversary year, we have just released the following short video which shows the sort of activities group has been up to over the past 40 years. We hope you enjoy watching it.

If you would like to become involved in some of our activies, why not join our group?
You can do this online by clicking on 'Join' in the menu at the top this page.

Group members may also attend our regular group meetings, as well as receive our quarterly
newsletters and regular updates about badgers and what the group is up to.

Our 40th Anniversary celebration events this year will be starting with a quiz night on Friday, 11th July, and will be held at Ramsden Heath Village Hall starting at 7pm.

This event is open to the public, so you do not need to be a badger group member to come along. If you would like to take part, we recommend purchasing your tickets as soon as possible to reserve your place and avoid any disappointment. This is guaranteed to be a great and fun night for anyone who enjoys quizzing!

Tickets may be purchased online for this event from WeGotTickets, by clicking on the link below:

We look forward to seeing you there.

The Badger Trust have recently launched a campaign called “Stop Badger Crime” together with the release of a new short and hard-hitting film which is aimed at raising public awareness of crimes against badgers and encouraging reporting.

This film was made and presented by our Patron, naturalist and broadcaster Mike Dilger, and we are very pleased to have been able to take part in it. The film reveals the different methods used to persecute badgers, how to recognise the signs, and shows how recording and reporting badger crime helps investigators bring offenders to justice.

We must warn you that the film can be a bit of a tough watch in places, but we feel that it is necessary for us to highlight the terrible crimes inflicted on badgers throughout our country and make people aware on what can be done to help stop them from happening in the future.

To find out more, visit the Badger Trust Website www.badgertrust.org.uk or their Facebook and Twitter pages #StopBadgerCrime

You can now join or renew your membership to the Essex Badger Protection Group online by visiting our 'Join' page here.

To subscribe all you have to do is complete the form on the 'Join' page with your required membership details and click on the 'Buy Now' button. You will then be taken to our secure PayPal page where you may make your annual subscription payment. It's as simple as that!

All of our members receive regular email updates from the group as well as our Trax magazine and are able to attend our group meetings and take part in our activities. We always look forward to welcoming new members.

The Badger Trust launched its new “Give Badgers a Brake” campaign during National Badger Week to raise awareness of the dangers that badgers face on our roads”.

Every year an alarming 50,000 badgers are killed on roads in the UK. As our road network becomes bigger and busier, the risk to badgers and other wildlife becomes greater. This campaign not only raises awareness of this problem but also provides advice on what can be done to help make our roads safer for all wildlife.

Together with the Badger Trust, our Groups Patron, Mike Dilger, has helped produce a video which highlights the dangers badgers face on our roads and show what can be done to try and protect them from this increasing danger.

To find out more, visit the Badger Trust Website www.badgertrust.org.uk or their Facebook and Twitter pages #GiveUsABrake