Badger holes
The badger mostly inhabits hilly, richly structured landscapes with forests, woods or hedges. Mixed deciduous forests with a pronounced layer of shrubbery are preferred. Buildings are often, as can be seen at this point, in forest edge habitats and on slopes that are often oriented to the south or west. Badger and fox can still be found here today. The red sandstone that emerges under the shell limestone is well suited for the construction of your caves and structures. The Gisinger parcels in this area are called “Auf den Dachslöcher” and “Dachslöcher”. The badger digs a burrow in the forest floor that can have a diameter of 30 meters. The living boiler, which is connected to the surface via numerous corridors, is about five meters deep. These passages are used for air supply and as entrances and exits. The badger upholstered the cauldron of his burrow with dry leaves, moss or ferns. A badger den can be used for decades or probably even centuries. Each generation expands it and adds more living quarters. The distinction between a badger's den and a fox's den is simple in that there are regularly so-called badger steps in the vicinity of badger burrows. The badger puts its droppings in small holes in the ground that it has dug for this purpose. It is not uncommon for foxes and badgers to live in the burrows together. Sources: Wikipedia - Wolfgang Kremer: "Gisingen - Our village and its history"