Hi jackietb
I wonder whether that organisation is still actually functioning. Their last news item was from 2018. But, to me, there are more than one food item on that list which seem inappropriate. It isn’t safe to assume that hedgehogs are getting the bulk of their food from the wild – some may be going from one garden to another eating supplementary food. Therefore, in my opinion, we have a responsibility to offer them the best food that we can whether in ‘care’ or otherwise.
The following is information from Vale Wildlife which I found a while back. It has a table at the end, which gives the calcium and phosphorous ratios of other foods as well as mealworms. http://www.valewildlife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Feeding-wild-hedgehogs.pdf Some of the foodstuffs they have shown as more problematical are included in Knoxwood’s information.
The other thing I find problematical is the Spring Hedgehog Relocation Program, when the advice from BHPS and others is that, wherever possible, hedgehogs should be returned to where they came from. Having said that, I’m not sure how long ago the BHPS advice was initially issued, so maybe the place ceased to operate before it was issued. If it is still going, not sure why their ‘news’ is so old!
