Worried about a Hedgehog?

If you are ever worried about the health or welfare of a hedgehog, please call the British Hedgehog Preservation Society on 01584 890801 and they will be able to give you advice, and put you in touch with a local rescue centre if necessary.

Month: April 2019


This little hedgehog is regularly appearing at around 20:00 – 20:15 every evening for his meal, as well as snacking through the night. There is also a mouse that pops along about 15 minutes later almost every night.


Amongst several cats, a thrush, a mouse and a few pictures of a single hedgehog, a new pair of hedgehogs have been seen together (last two images). Fingers crossed that they like each other and want to extend the Glatton Read more…


I have noticed over the past week fewer visitors  to the feeding box. I had two marked hogs last night, together with hog(s) with no markings, making maybe 3/4 in total. (The markings are quite difficult to make out sometimes, Read more…


Hedgehog wood has been coming to feed every nght.Unfortunately so has a black cat with a taste for hog food. He’s been so determined that he has managed to squeeze 3/4of his body through the tiny hole and eaten the Read more…


We appear to have a significant number of hedgehog sightings around the village (at least thirteen so far, although there may be some double counting), which is great news. Please can you keep you eyes peeled to see if we Read more…


Captured these three critters on camera, thankfully none of them (one in particular) are not near to any of our hedgehog release sites.


This chap seems happy to pose for the camera, spotted in a garden near Church Road.


A single hedgehog spotted wandering around in Sawtry Road.


I have been able to identify a number of hogs from their different markings.  If any hogs come along in the future I will add them to the gallery. Some of the markings may be rather subtle, so I may Read more…