Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) eating apples in urban garden. Sheffield, England, UK. October.

Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) crossing road in residential area at night. Sheffield, England, UK. October 2018.

Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) amongst Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Scotland, UK. May.

Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) emerging through gateway in wall at night. In urban area, Sheffield, England, UK. October 2018.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / European badger (Meles meles) foraging in front of house at night. Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / European badger (Meles meles) in front of house at night, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Eurasian badger (Meles meles), two foraging in Pine (Pinus sp) woodland. Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.

Andrew Parkinson / Badger (Meles meles) adult in pine forest at sunset, Derbyshire, UK, June. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition 2017.

Andrew Parkinson / Badger (Meles meles) adult, backlit at sunset, scratching its ears, Derbyshire, UK, May. Winner of the Animal Behaviour category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition 2017.

Nick Garbutt / European badger (Meles meles) foraging in deciduous woodland. June, Mid Devon, UK.

Colin Varndell / Badger (Meles meles) with face lit up at sunset. Dorset, UK July.

Eric Medard / Badger (Meles meles) in garden, taken at night with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France, August.