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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Help a hedgehog
What to do if you spot a hedgehog out in daylight, how to check your bonfire for hedgehogs and how to create a hedgehog house in your garden.
Big Wild Walk 2021
Everything you need for your Big Wild Walk
Big Wild Walk - FAQs
Find out more about the Big Wild Walk
Big Wild Walkers
Get inspired for the Big Wild Walk with some stories from last year’s participants!
Take on the Big Wild Walk for nature & climate
Help The Wildlife Trusts tackle the nature and climate emergency by challenging yourself to a Big Wild Walk this October half-term! Walk 30km across the week, or set your own challenge.
Wildlife Watch Awards - Hedgehog Award Level 2
Hedgehog Award Level 2
Wildlife Watch Awards - Hedgehog Award Level 3
Hedgehog Award Level 3
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.
Walk for wildlife this autumn!
Sign-up for the Big Wild Walk and raise funds for The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 by 30 appeal
Leicester pupil wins graffiti mural for her school with hedgehog drawing
Winners chosen in Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust’s Wild Art Competition