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Hedgehogs

A close-up of a small hedgehog sitting on a piece of white kitchen roll.

Hedgehog rescuer campaigns for road safety signs

Vicky Pudney says she has cared for hundreds of injured hedgehogs.

A close-up of a hedgehog walking by a wooden fence.

Hedgehog charter launched ahead of nature festival

Populations of hedgehogs across the UK have dramatically declined in the past two decades.

Northamptonshire

Injured hedgehog at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital

Dog alerts owner to hedgehogs trapped in net

One animal is recovering with a local wildlife charity, but the other hedgehog has since died.

A hedgehog in a field full of yellow and white flowers.

Hedgehog study launched to fight falling numbers

University of Brighton staff and students are looking into hedgehog habitats on its campuses.

Stock image of a hedgehog stood on some bright green grass

New rescue centre 'fills gap in hedgehog care'

The site near Bere Regis can care for more than 100 animals at any one time.

A brown and black hedgehog looking at the camera and snuggling in to a purple towel.

Hedgehog charity seeks £50k for new 'hogspital'

The couple who founded Deanshanger Rescue Centre say it has outgrown the sheds in their garden.

Science & Environment

A hedgehog looking towards the camera. It is stood on a log with a slim branch nearby, and is at the bottom of a green, wooden garden fence.

'Important' to look after hedgehogs in our gardens

The annual Hedgehog Awareness Week runs until 10 May.

One of the six baby hedgehogs curled up next to their mother in their nest. It is small with a pink face and paws. Its skin is black over most of their body but they have white spines running down their back and sides.

Birth of six baby hedgehogs surprises rescuers

The hoglets are being raised at the home of an animal shelter volunteer in Washington, Sunderland.

A stamp collection featuring pictures of blond hedgehogs

Blonde hedgehog features on special edition stamps

The hedgehog, which is found on Alderney, carries a rare blonde gene.