Saving hedgehogs
Hedgehogs have declined dramatically in recent decades and are considered vulnerable. Wildlife Trusts across the UK are working hard to turn things around.
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European hedgehog
These beloved spiny mammals come out at night to hoover up beetles, worms and other invertebrates.
Species recovery projects
The Wildlife Trusts are working to help species pushed close to extinction and to reintroduce missing keystone species.
Return of the hedgehogs
We all love hedgehogs, but climate change, habitat loss and pollution are all big threats to the species, and unless we act, hedgehogs could eventually go extinct. To draw attention to this prickly fact, we’ve teamed up with local people to place 50 hedgehog sculptures around Epsom and Ewell. We want to help people imagine a world where hedgehogs have bounced back to their former glory!
Forgotten species
We’re shining a spotlight on some species that are often overlooked.
Hibernating Hedgehogs (4+)
This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.
Join us this October for some outdoor fun!
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Help a hedgehog
What to do if you spot a hedgehog out in daylight, how to check your bonfire for hedgehogs and how to create a hedgehog house in your garden.
How to check your bonfire for hedgehogs
We can all take steps to protect hedgehogs on bonfire night. Follow our 4 steps to make sure you keep hedgehogs safe.
Recording and Species Monitoring
This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.
From dolphins to white faced darters, from rocky shores and offshore habitats to the north pennines and from experts to novices we have a wide programmes of surveying and monitoring opportunities…
Species Recovery Appeal
Ongoing conservation actions are needed to protect Yorkshire's precious and iconic wildlife.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Wilder Communities -Hedgehogs, their ecology, and how to help these prickly customers
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
Learn what makes hedgehogs unique, the threats they face, and practical ways you can help support their survival.