Hedgehog Book Club
18th December 2024
Hedgehogs are an unwaveringly popular species, and an iconic part of our British wildlife. As a result many books have been written in their honour. Here we bring our favourites together to educate, inform and entertain you.
From A-Z by author surname
The Last Hedgehog
By Pam Ayres. Illustrated by Alice Tait. Picador. Published in 2018.
This spiky and wonderful creation reminds us that unless we take steps to prevent it, they will soon be far from ‘common’ indeed. The poem sees our hero tell of all the terrible ends his family come to at our own hands – and exactly what we can still do to keep them alive, and see them thrive once more.
RSPB Spotlight: Hedgehogs
By James Lowen. Bloomsbury Publishing. Published in 2018.
RSPB Spotlight: Hedgehogs is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct and detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.
Ghosts in the Hedgerow
By Tom Moorhouse. Penguin. Published in 2023.
Author and researcher Dr Tom Moorhouse’s latest literary offering takes the unexpected shape of a ‘hedgehog whodunnit’. Ghosts in the Hedgerow offers an in-depth, insightful and impossibly funny look at the plight of the hedgehog.
Check out our review.
Hedgehogs (British Natural History Collection)
By Pat Morris. Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Whittet Books. Published in 2017.
An updated version of the New Hedgehog Book; the first of which was published in 1983, and was a bestseller. However, much has happened in the subsequent decades, which is included here.
Hedgehog (New Naturalist Library series)
By Pat Morris. Harper Collins. Published in 2018.
Pat Morris provides an all-encompassing new study of the hedgehog and its habitat, shedding new light on conservation efforts crucial to the survival of this charming creature of our countryside.
Hedgehogs
By Nigel Reeve. T & AD Poyser Ltd., London. Published in 1994.
Nigel Reeve has studied hedgehogs for many years and provides the answer to many hedgehog questions, as well as exploring hedgehog species beyond Britain.
A Prickly Affair: The Charm of the Hedgehog
By Hugh Warwick. Penguin. Published in 2010.
A memoir about Hugh’s passionate affair with this wonderful animal in which he argues that they are the most important creature on the planet.
Hedgehog
By Hugh Warwick. Reaktion Books. Published in 2014.
From the Romans who viewed the hedgehog as a weather prophet to modern gardeners who depend on the creature to keep gardens pest-free, the small, spiny animal has had a close connection with humans since the dawn of civilization.
The Hedgehog Book
By Hugh Warwick. Graffeg. Published in 2020.
More than just a ‘species guide’, the book considers not only the animal itself but also its interaction with mankind. A perfect pocket guide with brilliant photography throughout.
Check out our review.
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