A wildlife rescue centre has reported a surge in vulnerable hedgehogs being brought into its care during the winter months.

I’ve had to create a halfway house for him, between the rescue centre and the wild. Only, he’s named after an escapologist for a reason ...

This July, gardeners, families and individuals are being urged to create wild patches as part of a new campaign to make more spaces with natural insect food and nesting materials for native hedgehogs.

24 April 2020, Bavaria, Bad Griesbach: A hedgehog walks through a garden after his hibernation. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa (Photo by Armin Weigel/picture alliance via Getty Images) One type of ...

The campaign begins this summer when people in all corners of the UK are asked to choose a patch, strip or corner of their garden to leave undisturbed, untrimmed, and simply let it grow. Once selected ...