Be a hedgehog hero this autumn
Everyone loves a hedgehog: they look cute, they can roll into a prickly ball, and they snuffle around munching pesky slugs and snails that devour our prized plants – a gardener’s best friend! But…
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Help hedgehogs
Simple actions you can take from home to help hedgehogs thrive.
Autumn gentian
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
Hedgehogs
What we're doing to protect hedgehogs in Northern Ireland
European hedgehog
These beloved spiny mammals come out at night to hoover up beetles, worms and other invertebrates.
Walk for wildlife this autumn!
Sign-up for our #BigWildWalk and raise funds for The Wildlife Trusts’ great green recovery appeal.
Let nature into your garden this autumn
As the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, it may be tempting to have a big tidy up of your garden, but DON’T! Put down your shovel and pruners and let nature in to your garden this autumn…
How to attract hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Adopt a hedgehog
Hedgehogs are declining as fast as tigers! Adopt a hedgehog today and help our prickly friends thrive
Using science to safeguard hedgehogs in Northern Ireland
From garden fences to busy roads, hedgehogs face growing challenges across Northern Ireland. Rosemary Mulholland, our Head of Nature Recovery, explains how GPS tracking is helping us understand…
How to create a hedgehog hole
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers.