Help a hedgehog | Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Hedgehog

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Help a hedgehog

Round, brown and famously covered in spines, the hedgehog is the UK’s most familiar wild animal. They can be spotted in parks and gardens where bushes provide the perfect daytime getaway! They are most active at night and hibernate through winter.

Sadly, hedgehog numbers have fallen by 30 per cent in just over 10 years, there are now thought to be fewer than one million left in the UK. However, you can help support them by making your outdoor space a haven for these wonderful creatures.

Download our guide below to see how you can help hedgehogs at home

Get Creative for Hedgehogs - Wild About Gardens booklet

Hedgehog booklet.pdf

A hedgehog crawls along in leaf letter under the cover of darkness. The hedgehog is a brown furry mammal with a back covered in spikes.

Follow these links for more information about how you can help a hedgehog:

hedgehog home

How to build a hedgehog home

By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.

hedgehog highway

How to create a hedgehog hole

Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.

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Report a wildlife sighting

Think you've spotted something interesting in Staffordshire? Report the sighting with us! Sending your wildlife sightings in helps…