Hedgehog Street
Hedgehog Street is a
As of May 2022, over 100,000 volunteers have signed up to be ‘Hedgehog Champions’, committing to making changes in their gardens to encourage and support wild hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus).
The Hedgehog Street website provides volunteers with information about the ecology and behaviour of hedgehogs, tips on ways of managing gardens to benefit them, and free resources to encourage volunteers to recruit other people to participate.
Hedgehogs and Development
One of the major objectives of the campaign is to work with the public and housing developers to connect gardens and greenspaces with 'Hedgehog Highways', which are holes in fences/boundaries that allow hedgehogs to travel further to find food and nesting sites.
Hampton Court Flower Show
In July 2014 there was a Hedgehog Street garden at the RHS
Hedgehog Species Champion
In 2017, Secretary of State for Transport
References
- ^ Hof, A. (2009) A study of the current status of the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), and its decline in Great Britain since 1960, PhD Thesis
- ^ "Roos, S., Johnston, A. & Noble, D. (2012) The State of Britain's Hedgehogs, BTO Research Report No. 598" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ "The State of Britain's Hedgehogs (2011) by David Wembridge, PTES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ Hedgehog Street RHS website