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Hedgehog highway petition reaches one million signatures

In 2018 hedgehog ecologist, author and BHPS spokesperson Hugh Warwick started a petition to make hedgehog highways a legal requirement […]

Last year BHPS launched a petition to increase the legal protection of hedgehogs. Thanks to so much public support, the […]

Jessica Turner is a researcher based at the Institute of Zoology and Queen Mary University of London. She is looking […]

Introduction In May 2020 we embarked on a project to discover the hidden lives of hedgehogs. We know that gardens […]

Robotic lawnmowers are becoming increasingly more popular in the UK. They work by detecting a line laid out on the […]

Help us celebrate and raise awareness this week! This year Hedgehog Awareness Week is running from Sunday 2nd to Saturday […]

We have recently teamed up with one of the UK’s leading housebuilders, Taylor Wimpey, to support nature by integrating hedgehog […]

For our 10th birthday celebrations this year, can you do 10 things to help hedgehogs? From hedgehog highways to spreading […]

If hedgehogs are absent from an area, should they be bred in captivity and released in order to boost numbers? […]

Hedgehog hibernation is a complex process we’re still learning about. Contrary to common belief it’s not sleep, and animals need […]