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.


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…


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…


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…


This is so funny.  2 hogs already in the box and another turns up. A very tight squeeze.


This hedgehog is happily popping round every night, here is a short montage of his/her activities.


This hedgehog has been using the Cole / Allen highway every night (well at least every night the camera was out). Glad to see he/she is looking healthy and active. Also had a couple of feline visitors, one who just 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…


I have not seen this hog in the garden before, identifiable by two stripes. The one stripe hog (see second video and previous posts) comes nightly now, along with 3 unmarked hogs (see previous posts). Eating me out of house Read more…