Hedgehogs
Endearing and inoffensive, hedgehogs are one of the UK's favourite garden visitors. However, they face a daily battle for survival with over half dying before their first birthday. Help improve these odds by providing a regular supply of food and fresh water and a safe place to nest and hibernate.
Give hedgehogs a helping hand
- Provide drinking water - not milk which can be hard to digest.
- Check garden rubbish before burning and compost heaps before forking over in case a hedgehog has moved in.
- Check long grass before mowing, strimming or burning.
- Avoid using slug pellets and use any garden chemicals sparingly.
- Keep netting a foot off the ground to prevent entanglement.
- Keep shed and greenhouse doors closed and poisons out of reach.
- Cover drains to prevent hedgehogs from falling in.
- Provide some sort of a ramp or part-submerged rocks to help hedgehogs out of steep-sided ponds or cattle grids.
CJ Wildlife Hedgehog Products:
These are available from selected retailers nationwide or via www.birdfood.co.uk.
Hedgehog Food - 220g
Similar to a hedgehog's natural diet and following trials with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, our improved recipe includes chopped peanuts, sunflower hearts, dried mealworms, sultanas and dried blackberries. As the food contains dried ingredients, be sure to put out a dish of fresh water as well.
Endorsed by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society
Hedgehog Bowl
This attractively designed bowl is the perfect size for feeding or providing water for hedgehogs. Measures 12.2cm in diameter.
If you find an injured hedgehog or would like membership details for the BHPS, call 01584 890801 or visit www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk