Badgers at Univ sportsground

Badgers confirmed at College sportsground In June 2025, an extensive survey at the Univ sportsground allowed the College to ascertain the location of badger setts at the site.

During the survey, members of the College Grounds Maintenance team led by Robbie Eason, Head of Grounds Maintenance, worked alongside leading ecologists from Future Nature WTC, the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, to locate two setts at the College sportsground.

In response to their findings, in July the College deployed a static trail camera at one of the setts, which confirmed the presence of two badgers. Their behaviour and scent marking indicated that they are most likely a boar and a sow.

The trail camera also captured a variety of other wildlife present at the College sportsground, including a muntjac and its fawn and two foxes carrying nesting material.