18/08/2026
🦔 HEDGEHOG AWARENESS 🦔
What should you do if you find a hedgehog?
Hedgehogs are amazing little creatures, but sometimes they need our help. ❤️
If you find a hedgehog that is out during the daytime, lying still, wobbling, injured, very weak, surrounded by flies, trapped, or simply doesn’t seem right, please don’t just leave it and hope for the best.
🦔 What to do
• Carefully pick it up using thick gardening gloves or a towel.
• Place it in a high-sided cardboard box with a towel or fleece inside so it has somewhere to hide.
• Keep the box somewhere quiet, warm and safe.
• Offer fresh water in a shallow dish.
• If you have it, offer meaty cat or dog food or suitable hedgehog food.
• Contact your local veterinary practice or wildlife rescue centre as soon as possible. If the hedgehog is injured or clearly unwell, taking it to a vet is often the quickest way to get it the help it needs.
☎️ Always call the veterinary practice before arriving so they know you are bringing in a wild animal and can advise you.