Brock is not a welcome guest in every garden

SIR – I was interested in the letter from Pamela Thomas (September 25), who has been feeding badgers.

I find them to be repellent creatures. We have some here and this summer they dug up all of our bumblebee nests. We no longer have hedgehogs either.

David Ellis

Ellon, Aberdeenshire

SIR – I urge caution to anyone who is tempted to feed badgers at any time of the year. While very beautiful, these animals can do enormous damage in urban gardens. They often tunnel under walls to gain access and cause thousands of pounds’ worth of harm to buildings and other structures – as I can attest – which the insurance industry refuses to underwrite. Badgers belong in the countryside, not in our towns.

Rev Roger Crow

Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire