Very pleasantly surprised

[mcollins]

I bought an old house last year in very bad condition.
The garden was in a very bad way and I had to flatten the lot it is just flat mud now except where an old shed is.
While clearing the garden all the paving slabs I removed I stacked up next to the shed about 2ft high and leant a few against the sides of them.
I have seen quite a bit of wildlife here already. I get a family of 6 foxes each night in my front garden. A tawny owl visits occasionally. 3 grey squirrels, 1 of which has got brave and will come in my patio doors and feed out of my hand. I also have a spotted woodpecker that I occasionally see first thing in the morning.
Anyway onto my surprise. With all the wildlife I expected there to be hedgehogs in the area so I built a house late last year.
I put it on top of the pile of slabs with the intention of this year when I actually get some plants in the garden I would bury it in some shrubs or something.

Late 2 nights ago around 11pm i was sat by the patio doors and I spotted a hedgehog going up some steps and crossing the flat mud heading towards the shed.
I quietly went out to watch where he was going and to my surprise he was climbing up the slabs they was so steep I never thought he would get up but he did. And he went into the house I had made.
Turns out it’s already living in it on top of the slabs.
I have now adjusted the slabs leaning to make it a bit easier for him to get home 😉
Hedgehog house on slabs

[scoobysue]

That’s a lovely story , love hogs so good luck with attracting more, do you leave food and water out for them . Sue

[mcollins]

yes i sprinkle proper headgehog pellets each night since i have seen him and leave some meat based catfood every couple of nights now.
there is a garden pond he can drink from and I made sure theres escape routes should he fall in, but I also leave a small tub of water close to his route where he comes in and out of the garden each night 🙂

[mcollins]

[Nic]

Hi mcollins

What a clever hedgehog! They are good climbers – but how clever of it to know there was a hog house up there!

Hope you continue to enjoy the antics of the hedgehogs and all the other wildlife. Keep us posted – especially if any hoglets appear.

Happy hog watching!

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