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: Trail Camera

Posts related to the trail camera


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.


I have just received a new hedgehog box to add to my collection. Two are already in use so hope this will help with hibernation. Still a lot of activity in the garden at night with two smaller hedgehogs eating Read more…


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 chap was spotted out self-anointing, you will see him foam at the mouth and starts licking the foam onto his spines. Self-anointing is still a hedgehog mystery, since hedgehogs tend to do this when they encounter new smells, Read more…


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…


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.