Introduction
After passing the fields, directly below you lies the riera de Sant Llorenç. The proximity of streams such as the Fangar and les Orioles creates a cool environment that favors the growth of fine oak specimens.
The closeness of the stream to cultivated fields and the mas, together with the silty texture of the banks formed by the torrent, makes this an ideal area for badgers to dig their setts.
It would not be unusual to spot one at dusk. These mammals are nocturnal and feed on almost anything they find. They are omnivorous, eating everything from potatoes to wasps or hedgehogs.
Their presence can be detected by the entrances to their burrows along the stream banks, by their latrines—small holes in the ground where they defecate without covering—or by their footprints, showing five long toes with clearly marked phalanges up to the claws.