WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A HEDGEHOG IN YOUR GARDEN

Hedgehog care

  • Leave them in peace and quiet.
  • Provide water during summer.
  • Hedgehogs feed on earthworms, beetles, caterpillars, earwigs and millipedes, and these are the best food choices for them. Create wild corners in your garden where the hedgehogs can find natural food.
  • Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant so pleaseĀ do not give them milk. Bread is also not a good choice as it does not provide much energy.
  • Hedgehog Street provides a guide onĀ how to help hedgehogs in your garden, including how to make it more hedgehog friendly or how to built a hedgehog highway.

Report Sightings

If you want to report a hedgehog sighting or are interested to find out whether hedgehogs have been spotted in your area, you can have a look at the Big Hedgehog Map.

Also check out these websites that inform about hedgehogs:

PTES & Hedgehog Street