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Hedgehogs

Two small hedgehogs are being held in a gloved hand.

Baby hedgehog rescued after falling down drain

Locals and firefighters work on one of the hottest days of the year to rescue the baby hedgehog.

Coventry & Warwickshire

Heather Johnson has short light brown hair, wavy over her forehead. She has dark rimmed glasses and is wearing a lilac floral dress and is holding a hoglet, a baby hedgehog. Behind her are plastic crates in racks that she keeps the animals in.

Tributes pour in for hedgehog charity founder

A woman who founded a Cambridgeshire-based hedgehog rescue charity dies aged 49.

A close-up of a small hedgehog sitting on a piece of white kitchen roll.

Hedgehog rescuer campaigns for road safety signs

Vicky Pudney says she has cared for hundreds of injured hedgehogs.

A close-up of a hedgehog walking by a wooden fence.

Hedgehog charter launched ahead of nature festival

Populations of hedgehogs across the UK have dramatically declined in the past two decades.

Northamptonshire

Injured hedgehog at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital

Dog alerts owner to hedgehogs trapped in net

One animal is recovering with a local wildlife charity, but the other hedgehog has since died.

A hedgehog in a field full of yellow and white flowers.

Hedgehog study launched to fight falling numbers

University of Brighton staff and students are looking into hedgehog habitats on its campuses.

Stock image of a hedgehog stood on some bright green grass

New rescue centre 'fills gap in hedgehog care'

The site near Bere Regis can care for more than 100 animals at any one time.

A brown and black hedgehog looking at the camera and snuggling in to a purple towel.

Hedgehog charity seeks £50k for new 'hogspital'

The couple who founded Deanshanger Rescue Centre say it has outgrown the sheds in their garden.

Science & Environment

A hedgehog looking towards the camera. It is stood on a log with a slim branch nearby, and is at the bottom of a green, wooden garden fence.

'Important' to look after hedgehogs in our gardens

The annual Hedgehog Awareness Week runs until 10 May.