Love Hedgehogs, Be A Wild Gardener!
We were sitting out in the garden late one summer evening about 8pm. It was just becoming dusk though still light enough to see well. we were just talking quietly and then we heard a rustling in the edge of the shrub birder. we kept very still and waited. I carefully got my camera a out and poised to take a photo of whatever it was that was wandering in the bushes.
Suddenly there it was a beautiful hedgehog!! We were overjoyed to see this endangered creature in our garden!! For years we have made our garden hedgehog friendly and now this was our reward.
Now he or she is a wild creature and should never be handled or taken indoors unless sick or injured. they are certainly not pets and not to be domesticated. The beautiful, inquisitive and just plain cute hedgehog is in rapid decline.
We need as many of these gorgeous hedgehogs in the wild as possible as they are endangered and we do not want them to become extinct.
So now our garden is home to one of these gorgeous creatures and we are so happy! They are becoming very rare and they need our help now!
Every one of us can help stop its extinction by doing a little to help.
- Make a patch in the garden "wild", let the grass grow a bit longer.
- Make a small -or large - undisturbed woodpile, gather leaves and pile them up or just leave the leaves where they fall in borders.
- Provide a dish of clean water.
- Make accessible holes in fences so Hedgehogs can roam.They need large territories much bigger than most gardens so need to be able to roam in between your neighbours gardens as well.
- Check any bonfires for hogs before you light them.
- Check your garden before doing any deadly strimming.
You may be rewarded with a wild Hedgehog or two! In the meantime enjoy these photos of our hedgehog and the items I thought he or she looked lovely on.
Love Hedgehogs Card
by RaintreeDesigns
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