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: Hedgehogs

Category for all of the Hedgehog post categories.


As soon as Apollo arrived he went straight into his house, then at night he decided to have a little explore around the garden.


I have lots of activity in the garden, with a number of youngsters and mothers feeding. No sign of Jasmine, my new Shepreth hog, she seems to have done a runner despite a beautiful airb&b! Photo: Paul Cole.


This is Sheldon settling in to his new home in Glatton.


Carole’s new hedgehog (Jasmine) was so excited with her new home that she just had to pop out and explore her new surroundings.  


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


So pleased to see 3 hedgehogs together in my garden last night, although one was not welcomed wholeheartedly by all.


Lovely to see a hedgehog 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…


I am putting out much more food than usual at the moment as I appear to have an adult hedgehog with 4 (?) youngsters.  They are putting on weight but I am a bit concerned they may not survive hibernation. Read more…


I have seen a decrease in the number of  hedgehogs visiting to feed in my garden over the last 2 nights. I wonder whether the badger visit is anything to do with it?