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.

Category: Hedgehog Sightings

This category is for sightings of Hedgehogs in and around Glatton.


Lovely to see 2 hedgehogs back in my garden last night.


This is a video of one of our local hedgehogs anointing, I believe this was taken in June 2019. Self-anointing in animals, sometimes called anointing or anting, is a behaviour whereby an animal smears odoriferous substances over themselves. These substances Read more…


This pair of amorous hogs look like they are going to be adding to the Glatton population.


28th February 2020 An early hedgehog in my garden.  Will commence feeding from now on. Lovely to see the hogs returning.


This little fella has been around our garden over the last few days, probably one of the last sightings before he/she thinks about hibernating for the winter.


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.


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…


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.