This data set includes Depository Data V3.xlsx, which requires Microsoft Excel to open.

The data is related to the manuscript “Above ground badger nests Above-ground nest locations support key life stages and group behaviours in Eurasian badger territories” by Michael McCaskill, Elaine Rainey, Lesley Farnan, Dominic J. McCafferty, Stewart White.

This research was completed in fulfilment of the MRes Ecology and Environmental Biology at the University of Glasgow.

Meta data for the data is included in the file but also detailed below:

Feature - Sett, Nest or Latrine
Time - GMT
Temperature - Degrees Celsius
Sett type - Main, Satellite or Disused
Sett – Main - Usually one per social group, permanently occupied 
Sett – Satellite - Additional sett resource throughout territory, may not be permanently used
Sett – Disused - Sett displaying no signs of used by badger - possibly abandoned/ unsuitable
Status	- Active or Disused
Active - Currently in use by badger as a main or satellite sett
Disused - No current signs of use by badger
Sett entrances - Well used, part used, disused
Entrance - Well used - Entrance open with minimal debris 
Entrance - Part used 	- Entrance would require some excavation to allow badger to enter
Entrance – Disused -Entrance entirely full of debris or leaves
Camera - Trail camera monitoring feature (Y/N)
Diagnostics - Evidence of use by badger recorded at feature
Behaviours - Absent, Grooming, Mating, Nest Maintenance, Resting, Social, Territorial
Behaviours - Absent 	No badgers using nest
Behaviours - Grooming -Grooming displayed in nest
Behaviours – Mating -Mating behaviours displayed in nest
Behaviours - Nest Maintenance - Maintenance or construction of nest e.g. changing nest material
Behaviours – Resting - Sleeping or sitting in nest
Behaviours – Social - Multiple badgers using nest location
Behaviours – Territorial - Territorial behaviours e.g. scent marking, dung pitting at nest location
Spatial data such as grid references, co-ordinates and reserve names have been omitted from the data and thesis and kept confidential at the request of the Scottish Badgers charity. This decision was made to protect the badgers and setts at these locations from illegal persecution, as the reserves are both located in areas which are considered high risk areas for wildlife crime and badger related offences.