In this season’s newsletter we recap on some of the events Hedgehog Rescue undertook over the summer, and share updates on the hedgehogs that have come into the hospital.
Our hedgehog hospital looks after about 300 hedgehogs every year, many of which are successfully re-released, with the help of our network of carers and volunteers. This may involve coming to the hedgehog hospital to help with the physical care of the hedgehogs, looking...
By Kay Bullen Trustee, British Hedgehog Preservation Society This year Hedgehog Awareness Week runs from 5th – 11th May, BHPS is asking everyone to do one extra thing to help hedgehogs that week. You might build a hedgehog home, put up a poster display...
By Kay Bullen Trustee, British Hedgehog Preservation Society The majority of hedgehogs will usually wake up during April and will be preparing for their year ahead. The first priority is to replace some of the weight they have lost during hibernation and they will...
2018 was a successful and incredibly busy year. A record number of hogs, 336, have received treatment here at Hedgehog Rescue as warmer winter temperatures resulted in fewer hibernations. ‘Zoflora’ was brought to us after being discovered stuck in a drain. She was very...
