Use this guide in autumn, when hedgehogs are feeding up before hibernation and looking for places to nest. You need a saw or drill for a fence gap, a shallow water dish, suitable hedgehog food, and leaves, logs or a hedgehog house for shelter.
Step by step
Create a hedgehog highway
Hedgehogs travel a long way each night, so fences and walls that block them are a big problem. Cut or drill a gap of about 13cm by 13cm at the base of your fence or gate, which is big enough for a hedgehog but too small for most pets. Talk to your neighbour first and agree where the hole goes, as it may be on a shared boundary. You can say: I would like to make a small hedgehog gap at the bottom of our shared fence, would that be alright with you?
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