Hi Acer,
Just read your post – my first one as I only joined today.
Unlike yourself, I have never seen a live hedgehog and thought that at the ripe old age of 53, that was something that should be on my bucket list. Then I tuned into Autumnwatch and discovered that their numbers were dwindling fast, in part due to our actions. I confess – I am guilty of being one of those tidy gardeners.
But I decided to mend my ways and try to help our prickly friends, plus at the same time I might manage to tick off one of those bucket list items.
I do have an untidy small area between my back fence and shed because it’s hard to get in there and so when collecting up leaves off the lawn yesterday, I deposited them in a pile there instead of getting rid of them. I also have an empty bed in an area which doesn’t get much sun that I was considering paving over as it was unused, but I have now decided to use this area for garden wildlife also. So it’s a blank canvas at the moment.
From your story, I was glad to see that cats are not a deterrent – I have one myself who is pretty imposing (he scares off most humans in fact). I guess my next step really then is to cut a hole in the fence and see what happens and start thinking about hedgehog houses. But I know what you mean about your mind wandering off on all things hedgehoggy, as I have already sat here and pondered night time cameras!
