Brownies and Hedghogs
6th Whitchurch Brownies learnt about how to help hedgehogs during national hedgehog week, 5th – 11th May 2024. The Brownies put together a hedgehog house which they have put in a community space near where they meet so they can monitor it. The Brownies top tips for helping hedgehogs incudes- Hedgehogs are Gardeners friends as […]
6th Whitchurch Brownies learnt about how to help hedgehogs during national hedgehog week, 5th – 11th May 2024. The Brownies put together a hedgehog house which they have put in a community space near where they meet so they can monitor it. The Brownies top tips for helping hedgehogs incudes-
Hedgehogs are Gardeners friends as they eat slugs and beetles.
Have spaces for hedgehogs to travel between gardens with holes around 13cm at the bottom of fences and hedges.
Check long grass for hedgehogs before cutting it.
Don’t use slug pellets as the are poisonous to hedgehogs.
Give hedgehogs water, hedgehog food you can buy or dog or cat food. Never give hedgehogs milk.
If you have a pond cover with netting or make sure a ramp or way of hedgehogs getting out if they fall in.
Don’t drop litter or items which may injure hedgehogs.
