Policy paper

Annex A2: data from the 2023 badger control operations

Updated 1 May 2024

Applies to England

Area Controlled shooting: shots taken Controlled shooting: badgers removed Controlled shooting: total shooter nights Cage-trapping: badgers removed Cage-trapping: trap nights Total number of badgers removed Total duration (days)
Area 44 鈥� Avon 297 288 821 2 546 290 听42
Area 45 鈥� Derbyshire 834 804 794 29 3261 833 听53
Area 46 鈥� Gloucestershire 130 126 382 4 2165 130 听60
Area 47 鈥� Herefordshire 484 473 641 48 5739 521 听60
Area 48 鈥� Leicestershire 220 206 414 7 769 213 听42
Area 49 鈥� Oxfordshire 260 243 465 34 3536 277 听42
Area 50 鈥� Shropshire 1142 1100 1173 132 19960 1232 听56
Area 51 鈥� Somerset 725 685 615 43 5073 728 听57
Area 52 鈥� Warwickshire 624 617 550 26 6571 643 听57
Area 53 鈥� Wiltshire 86 84 207 21 2909 105 听42
Area 54 鈥� Lincolnshire 106 88 229 1 40 89 听42
Area 55 鈥� Shropshire 84 82 185 4 1491 86 听57
Area 56 鈥� Hampshire 149 139 413 17 2424 156 42
Area 57 鈥� Berkshire 27 25 109 2 1678 27 42
Area 58 鈥� Staffordshire 220 207 341 7 431 214 49
Area 59 鈥� Worcestershire 193 187 240 4 324 191 60
Area 60 鈥� Shropshire 618 602 823 50 6114 652 56
Area 61 鈥� Oxfordshire 295 274 365 37 3058 311 42
Area 62 鈥� Buckinghamshire 666 628 545 77 3726 705 50
Area 63 鈥� Cornwall 340 330 117 53 2655 383 42
Area 64 鈥� Cornwall 152 140 135 42 2534 182 60
Area 65 鈥� Derbyshire 739 712 490 49 1463 761 56
Area 66 鈥� Devon 72 72 188 21 3175 93 49
Area 67 鈥� Hampshire 215 184 270 26 1355 210 57
Area 68 鈥� Northamptonshire 810 748 562 80 6886 828 53
Area 69 鈥� Oxfordshire 280 263 260 8 3327 271 53
Area 70 鈥� Somerset 64 61 139 15 667 76 63
Area 71 鈥� Warwickshire 367 348 321 16 942 364 49
Area 72 鈥� Warwickshire 800 743 654 36 5113 779 58