European hedgehog
Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…
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Gardening for hedgehogs
Sadly, I really can't remember the last time I saw a living hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
My experience of fostering hedgehogs
Tanya St. Pierre is Cumbria Wildlife Trusts’s ‘Planting for Pollinators’ Project Manager and fosters hedgehogs in her spare time.
Remember our hibernating hedgehogs
As bonfire night approaches, here's some advice to ensure that hedgehogs aren't harmed during your celebrations
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
How to check your bonfire for hedgehogs
We can all take steps to protect hedgehogs on bonfire night. Follow our 4 steps to make sure you keep hedgehogs safe.
Found a hedgehog
Cumbria Wildlife Trust is not a rescue centre and does not offer a general service for care & rehabilitation of sick or injured animals. If you've found a sick or injured hedgehog in Cumbria, we provide information on who to contact to help the hedgehog.
How to help a hedgehog
Not a rescue centre but we provide Information on who to contact if you've found a sick or injured hedgehog in Cumbria, how to report a hedgehog sighting and how to attract a hedgehog into your garden.
Hedgehog Havens Needed Across Cumbria
Hedgehogs will soon be emerging from their annual winter hibernation.
Have you seen a hedgehog in Cumbria?
View sightings of hedgehogs in Cumbria and report your own.
How to create a hedgehog hole
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
How to build a hedgehog home
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.