Wildlife in the garden again

When the gardener cut the grass last week, he told me there was ‘a nasty wasps’ nest’ in the grass near the bins. When I went out to look, I found quite a big hole in the ground. I was surprised because I’d previously only seen the beautiful but menacing woven nests. This morning, the pest control man came to investigate. I saw him outside in full white bee keeper’s gear and was just about to take his photo for your delight when he disappeared again. What he told me was rather alarming. He says that a wasps’ nest in the ground usually has a tiny entrance. This big hole suggests to him that a badger has been trying to dig it out. Apparently, the deluded creatures think they will find honey there. Wasps are bad enough (please don’t tell me they’re a good thing because I don’t want to get stung every time I go out to the bins) but a badger? They can do an enormous amount of damage in the garden. Luckily, I’m told that they roam about a lot so they may not decide to come and live here. I’ve certainly never seen a badger in the garden and I wouldn’t want to, unless I was sure it was going away again very soon.