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British Hedgehog Preservation Society
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British Hedgehog Preservation Society (Charity)

www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk

If you have a hedgehog in need of help, please always call us on 01584 890 801 - this channel is not constantly monitored.
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Have you found a #hedgehog you're worried about?

Follow the simple steps on our website & call us on 01584 890801 - or your local independent hedgehog rescue - as soon as possible.
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/found-a-hedg...

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Don't delay - you can make all the difference!
Have you seen a #hedgehog you're worried about?
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Follow these simple first aid steps & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible.

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Don't delay - acting immediately makes a difference!

#MondayMotivation
Found a hedgehog?
If you have found a hedgehog you are concerned about please use gardening gloves or a folded towel to collect it up, bring it indoors and put it in a high-sided box with an old towel or fleece in the…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
2,000 crimes against wildlife were reported last year, with just 2% of these leading to convictions (exc fisheries)

We need wildlife crime to be notifiable to the Home Office, to aid police response & ensure justice for nature 🦔

Read more 👇
www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-cri...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In the wild #hedgehogs mainly munch insects & worms, so making a log-pile or leaving a leafy corner can really help hungry hogs out!
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To supplement it, you can offer meaty dog or cat food or cat biscuits & always offer #waterforwildlife!
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#SundayShare

📹 Claire
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Please share & #RememberHedgehogs this #bonfire season!

STOP. Do you need to have a bonfire? Could you do something more wildlife-friendly?
MOVE the bonfire materials to new site just before lighting.
CHECK the pile carefully by lifting each section.
LOOK before you light from one side only.
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This bonfire night, check bonfire piles for #hedgehogs.
Don't burn a hedgehogs home.
Look BEFORE you light.
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Please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏

#RememberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight #WildlifeWednesday #bonfirenight #bonfirewarning #wildlifewarning
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This amazing poster was designed by Ruby, who won our 2023 bonfire dangers competition!
Ruby sent us this fabulous, colourful design with the three steps it's vital to follow to help keep #hedgehogs safe in #bonfire season!
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#ShareToMakeAware
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
STOP! 🚫

Do you even need to have a bonfire this year? The fewer bonfires there are, the fewer wildlife casualties there are too.
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Check out our ideas for a more #wildlife-friendly way to mark the occasion 👇
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#rememberhedgehogs
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This week, we're talking about #bonfires!
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We've put together top tips on how best to reduce the risk of harming #hedgehogs this #bonfirenight - please share it far & wide!

STOP. MOVE. CHECK! ⬇️
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/rememberhedg...

#rememberhedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We're urging anyone building bonfires to only do so on the day they are to be lit & then check them carefully before striking that match!
These simple steps can help save #hedgehogs & other wildlife from appalling suffering.
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❗Please share to make aware❗
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As bonfire night approaches - please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏

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Please share this plea & help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire season!

#RemeberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight

💚 Liquona
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire night!
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Share this post & our posters on your socials & online, or print them off & hand out at local shops & bonfire events!

Share to make aware & #rememberhedgehogs
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October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Did you know...?
In Irish folklore, hedgehogs were thought to be evidence of evil spells? Believed to be witches in disguise, they were even victims of witchhunts in the 1500s!
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Thankfully, we think anyone lucky enough to spot a #hedgehog today would see it as a treat!

📷 Colin Barley
#TrickOrTreat
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
With bonfire season in full swing, David Lindo tells us why we should #RememberHedgehogs at this time of year...

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Huge thanks to @theurbanbirder.bsky.social for being a brilliant patron for BHPS & a powerful voice for #hedgehogs.
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
There are lots of ways you can help protect the future and welfare of hedgehogs’ native to the UK - and a gift in your Will really makes a difference. ❤️ 🦔
If you'd like to find out more about leaving a legacy, please visit buff.ly/0Yd2klu
📷 Colin Barley
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If you're out after dark celebrating #Halloween this week - be mindful of #wildlife!
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Remember - #hedgehogs & other wildlife might be sharing our urban spaces 💚

🚮 Dispose of litter responsibly
🕸️ Steer clear of wild spaces & overgrown corners
🦔 Take care on the roads

📹 @FromeBeaverWatch
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's #InternationalAnimationDay!
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Please share this plea & help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire season!
#RemeberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight

@Liquona
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's #InternationalAnimationDay!
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To celebrate the art of #animation, we're sharing our amazing #hedgehog film created with @LIQUONA - The Littlest Hoglet!
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The Littlest Hoglet
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This week, make it your mission to spread the word about the harm bonfires can cause to our garden wildlife.

We've put together top tips on how best to reduce the risk of harming #hedgehogs this #bonfirenight - please share it far & wide!

STOP. MOVE. CHECK! ⬇️
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#rememberhedgehogs
October 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
With #Halloween & bonfire night fast approaching, we're urging anyone who's building bonfires to only do so on the day they are to be lit & to check them carefully before striking that match!
These steps can help save #hedgehogs & other wildlife from appalling suffering.
🦔 🍂 🔥

❗ Please share ❗
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please #ShareToMakeAware
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If you must have a #bonfire this year, please check bonfires for hedgehogs - #LookBeforeYouLight
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Did you know #hedgehogs have evolved without a 'fight or flight' instinct...?
That means that in the face of danger - such as fire creeping through a bonfire heap - their instinct is to roll into a tight ball instead of run for safety.
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Look out for the little guys.

#FridayFact
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reposted by British Hedgehog Preservation Society
🚨A decisive judgment for wildlife laws🌿

Today’s Supreme Court ruling in C G Fry & Son Ltd v SSCLG confirms that developers must assess environmental impacts of developments that affect protected habitats at all stages of the planning process – not just the start.

🔗 www.wcl.org.uk/decisive-sup...
Decisive Supreme Court judgment upholds essential wildlife laws
Wildlife and Countryside Link has welcomed a Supreme Court judgment upholding the Habitats Regulations
www.wcl.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It's #WildlifeWednesday - so why not make a wild mess?!
Gather stray fallen leaves, small twigs & sticks & stack them in a quiet corner of your garden to provide nesting materials & shelter for local hedgehogs! Bugs & butterflies will appreciate an organic, undisturbed place to spend winter too.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A bonfire night approaches - please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏

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Please help protect #hedgehogs this #bonfire season!

#RememberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight

This new campaign has been created with LIQUONA 💚
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Have you spotted a #hedgehog you're worried about?
📞🦔🩹
Follow the simple steps on our website & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible.

buff.ly/2wodWgS

Don't delay - acting now can make a difference!
#MondayMotivation
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM