Hedgehog

[lainey lou]

After collecting my daughter from beaver cubs last night, we found the cutest lovely little hedgehog on our door step! (s)he look totally bemused as we stepped passed and called my son and OH to have a look.
We watched little hoggy for a while before he got fed up and trunddled off into the flower borders! T'was lovely, made me feel all warm and fuzzy!

[Polly Fouracre]

If you want to keep him in your garden you could put down a little cat food for him. Must be meaty though, not fishy.
We have them in our garden and it's always a thrill to see them.

[lainey lou]

If you want to keep him in your garden you could put down a little cat food for him. Must be meaty though, not fishy.
We have them in our garden and it's always a thrill to see them.

been "umm-ing and ah-ing" about that, would love to encourage him but we have loads of cats in the area and I wonder if it might just encourage them instead?

[Headfry]

Been feeding 5 hedgehogs for past month. They dine on 'Spikes Dinner' They are so cute and have got so use to us that we can walk just feet away and they do not scamper for cover or curl into a ball. My little bit of heaven!

[HayleyB]

I'd love some hoggies visit me, I'd be worried about the brassy nets though and more worried they'd get to where the doggies are allowed

[Alice]

Aren't they lovely Lainey Lou. I had them in my last garden (we moved house in February). We're more or less starting this garden from scratch although the house is 110 years old - amazing how little garden existed, survived or whatever. I was worried that we wouldn't have the birds and wildlife we had before. But the bird varieties are quite good , and what did I see last night, right at the kitchen door YES a Hedgehog. I look forward to the day when I can hear them snoring under the shrubs and see the little baby snowballs - well that's what the younks look like.

[MrsC]

I have hedgehogs too! They are lovely! Have lots of frogs also and have had no slug damage at all, have lots of lovely tender lettuce leaves and no one has been touched.

[Helen Johnson]

Saw hedgehog at the allotment, and then heard it sucking slugs, was really noisily slurping them up. Then went on to crunching snail. Great sounds to hear!!!

[lynda66]

i haven't got any hedgehogs, even when it was wild out the back there were none, we don't have any rabbits either, in fact we don't have much widlife except birds a squirrel and a fox. it seems quite strange considering we are so near the countryside, but i'd really love some.

[Woofster]

I have had three hedgehogs in my garden this summer. I knew they were there because my dog started barking madly at them. there are no really good hiding places in my small garden so I picked them up and transferred them to a friend's garden who has loads of tortoises and an animal friendly garden. Very sad for me but no alternative (I am not getting rid of the dog !). I am sure they are in my garden because the council has been clearing allotments that had gone wild behind my garden and made the poor hedgehogs homeless.

[Joe]

I've lived at my present home for 12 years and the wildlife has definitely decreased. We used to get frequent visits from hedgehogs and squirrels, but not anymore. I can't see any reason for the decline.

Do hedgehogs visit gardens more when Winter is drawing near? Or do we notice them more because it gets darker sooner so they are out earlier?

[Dobby]

photo

hear is a photo of a hedgehog family taken 20th august this year
they where in a compost heap on our site not on our plot but they are realy nice

[Headfry]

Mine did not eat all their food last night, and I think they may be using the box that I bought for them! I just hope they all make it through the winter!

[Topaz]

not seen one hedgehog on the island in the 6 years i have been here, We get foxes, badgers and the odd red squirrel now and again and the birds are just beautiful. Only this morning had a green woodpecker in the garden, he frequents my garden a lot

[SueA]

That's a lovely photo Dobby!
We've only seen one hedgehog this year, I think there are definitely fewer around here each year. They'll probably start hibernating soon as the nights are starting to get a bit colder so I don't think there's much chance of me seeing one now until next year.