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.

Author: Sue Wood


We’re really pleased that we have had a hog back feeding since the badger visit. Luckily it hasn’t scared them all off. Sadly, we found a very tiny hog dead in our front garden. It had some damage to its Read more…


Badger sighting. We’ve been missing our hogs this last few nights and last night showed why. We had a very large badger wandering around the garden.


A new little chap turned up a couple of days ago. He seems quite small, so possibly one of the younger ones who are still putting in weight. I’m not sure if he is a resident in the garden but Read more…


This week we have had a new hog visiting in the late afternoon. S/he spends some time beneath the bird feeders hoovering up the bird seed. It’s a very small hog, possibly a youngster and very recogonisable as it has Read more…


Last night a new hog visited our garden and spent a couple of hours wandering around and eating. All was well until our “resident” hog turned up. There was quite a spat in the feeding box. The poor visitor tried 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…


Hedgehog Wood has reappeared this week (or a lookalike!) She has been eating well and has moved back into her hog house. Totally delighted to finally see her again. I wonder if she is wandering along the road to vist Read more…


It was great to see that Henrietta is still with us.I was afraid that she had wandered off. It was something of a surprise to discover from the camera pictures that we appear to have “all creatures  great and small” Read more…


Our new hedgehog, Henrietta, has spent the last few days busily filling her new box with leaves and straw….so much that we’re amazed that she can still get in there! I think it’s her way of saying that she didn’t Read more…