The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) is delighted to announce that Hedgehog Awareness Week 2024 is happening 5th – 11th May.  The annual event highlights the problems hedgehogs face and how you can help them.

Hedgehogs are a great indicator species – they don’t need an awful lot to survive, so if they are not coping well, it means the habitat is deficient – and should ring alarm bells for other species, including humans!

This year we are asking people to ‘Welcome Wildlife!’ by creating a space for wildlife in your own gardens or green spaces and encouraging landowners such as schools and councils to do the same.