What to do if you find a hedgehog in your garden Leave alone If you find a hibernating hedgehog or a family of dormice, simply leave them alone. During the colder months they look for quiet ...

If you’re lucky enough to see a hedgehog in your garden in the evening, let it forage freely without disturbance. However, if it looks unwell, it may need urgent help. Some main signs to look ...

To enter you will need to take your hedgehog garden to 'Hedgehog Day' on Saturday, June, 22 which will take place at St Margaret's Hall in Ipswich - all entries will need to arrive at the hall by 2pm.

Even so, garden centres and other retailers offer a wide variety, ranging from ceramic houses for toads to wood and concrete roosts for bats. Many of these are made and installed with mammals in mind.

READ MORE: Drunk teenage thug brutally stabbed defenceless hedgehog to death when it rustled in his garden A quarter (26%) had checked for the mammals before strimming and more than a fifth (21% ...

Hedgehogs are nocturnal, so if you find a hedgehog in the daytime, particularly a hoglet, it may need help. Place it carefully in a warm high-sided box, and consult the BHPS, RSPCA or local vet.

If you are lucky enough to have a garden, see if you can encourage a hedgehog in as a visitor. But they can be pretty fickle, so don't expect them to stay. If you want to create the perfect ...

The hedgehog’s ability to hibernate over winter is quite amazing. During hibernation, its body temperature drops to 40°C and its heartbeat slows from 200 beats to just five beats per minute!

Accessories like garden ornaments, furniture and firepits can make a beautiful landscape even more appealing. Here’s where to start. By Tim McKeough When you’re designing a garden, it’s ...