A new hedgehog conservation programme has been launched by the owners of a luxury retirement village in Romsey.

Woodland Friends Fabric by the Metre, £32; Tea Towel, £11.50; rest of items from a selection, Sophie Allport With rare red ...

It was a story about a group of woodland creatures — hedgehogs, owls, frogs, rabbits — who were looking for a place to build their home. They encountered all sorts of challenges along the way ...

Hedgehogs can die if pumpkins are left out outside after Halloween (Picture: PA) There has been an increasing trend of people dumping pumpkins in woodlands (Picture: Woodland Trust/Getty ...

In the UK they can live in a variety of habitats including woodland, farmland, parks and gardens. Hedgehogs are also well established in our urban habitat and can, somewhat surprisingly, survive very ...

The Woodland Trust is urging people not to dump ... However, the charity has warned pumpkins can be fatal to hedgehogs. Paul Bunton, from the charity, said people should instead compost them ...

"But pumpkin flesh can be dangerous for hedgehogs, attracts colonies of rats and also has a really detrimental effect on woodland soils, plants and fungi. "We can’t leave dumped pumpkins to rot ...