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Hedgehogs in the garden
Alexandra and Ethan • 15 July 2020
We have intentionally kept darks spots and areas with overgrown vegetation and ivy for our little prickly friends.
We can't believe our luck that that we already had hedgehogs visiting the garden when we moved here in the summer of 2018. It was first for me and Ethan to have witnessed a hedgehog 'shouting' (what we like to say) at another hedgehog. A bossy little hog, but it made us smile.
We had bought a hedgehog house and the update for summer 2020 is that one is finally using it! There is nesting material around the hedgehog house so perhaps this is a female? We are continuing to deploy our camera trap and will let you know if we see any babies. Fact of the day, I learned that baby hedgehogs are in fact called 'urchins'.
We continue to strive to make it a more hog-happy place so they continue to use our garden.
Water your hogs!
Remember, in this hot weather to always keep a shallow dish/ bowl of water on the ground for wildlife. it is the single most important thing you can do for wildlife in your garden. Hedgehogs are in fact unable to digest milk and this will make them seriously ill through dehydration.
If you want to go further then you could leave out some wet cat or dog food or some biscuits that are especially for hedgehogs. We only give our dry biscuits because we have quite a lot of slugs and he/she can keep them off our veg patch.
Photo credit: Alexandra Kinsey
If you are concerned about a hedgehog or find an injured one, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society recommends you phone 01584 890 801 as soon as possible (or try your local hedgehog rescue if you know of one), rather than emailing or messaging.
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