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European hedgehog

Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…

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Adopt a hedgehog

Hedgehogs are declining as fast as tigers! Adopt a hedgehog today and help our prickly friends thrive
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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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Hedgehog Walk

Between 31st March – 13th April, take on the challenge to walk 3km and fundraise for wildlife along the way! We’ve teamed up with our friends at Aardman, so get ready to join your favourite characters from Timmy Time for this exciting adventure.
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Nature Notes 15 September 2020

Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.

Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…

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Nature Notes 29 September 2020

Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.

Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…

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How to build a hedgehog home

By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
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How to build a hedgehog home

By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.

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How to create a hedgehog hole

Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.

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Hedgehogs

What we're doing to protect hedgehogs in Northern Ireland