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: Video


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.


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…


Captured these three critters on camera, thankfully none of them (one in particular) are not near to any of our hedgehog release sites.


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


Came to the feeding box 4 times during the night. Still together.


I hog in the box already.   Second had to queue!


Interesting night of the 1st/2nd June. Two hogs being friendly (again)! Think these are probably Rex and Rosie, my orginal hedgehogs. No contest when it came to food; cat definitely wary.