Wildlife experts are urging homeowners to create small holes at the base of their fences this spring to help hedgehogs. Classed as "vulnerable to extinction" on the Red List of British mammals, ...

February 2, 2026, is International Hedgehog Day. While this occasion offers a moment to celebrate one of Europe’s most beloved small mammals, sadly, it’s also a much-needed opportunity to confront an ...

Hedgehogs roam up to two miles every night in search of food. That’s a huge distance when neighbourhood gardens are sealed off with solid fences. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society notes that ...

Wildlife experts are calling on gardeners to create holes in the base of their fences ahead of spring to support a cherished (and increasingly threatened) British species. As hedgehogs emerge from ...

04:03, Wed, Mar 11, 2026 Updated: 09:41, Thu, Mar 12, 2026 Gardeners are being urged by wildlife experts to drill holes in the bottom of their fences before the spring season begins to help a ...

Gardeners in the UK are being encouraged to make a small change to their garden fences this spring to assist a cherished yet increasingly precarious creature. The hedgehog, once a common sight across ...

Wildlife experts are encouraging green-fingered Brits to drill holes in the base of their fences ahead of the spring season, in a bid to aid one of our most cherished - and most threatened - native ...