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Hedgehog Champions - check your inbox for this month’s Hedgehog Street e-news ✉️

Expect a #HedgehogWeek roundup, RHS gardening tips & more
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Not a #Hedgehog Champion? Sign up 👉 www.hedgehogstreet.org/register/

#HedgehogStreet is jointly run by us & @ptes-org.bsky.social

📷 Debbie Newcombe
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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If you enjoyed #HedgehogWeek, why not show the world you care for #hedgehogs?
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Shop our #HedgehogWeek collection - with tees, totes, jumpers & more! 👇
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Every sale supports the charity's work✅
May 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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It's one whole week since #HedgehogWeek finished - we loved celebrating with you & hope you enjoyed & learnt lots about hedgehogs 🦔

Here's a small selection of events & activities that took place across the UK - thank you to everyone who got involved 🎉

Pics thanks to Jenny, Mary & Charlie💚
A wooden hedgehog feeding station placed in a shady part of a garden, next to a tree and shallow water bowl. A sketch of two hedgehogs, signed by artist Charlie Macksey. Colourful bunting and hedgehog posters adorn a hedgerow outside a house Bunting and a box a 'free BHPS posters' sits atop a wall outside a house.
May 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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We want to thank every single person who celebrated #HedgehogWeek with us - & remind you that it's not too late to take part!

🦔 Take the Hedgehog Pledge 👉 buff.ly/TAEy2F7

💚 Our Hedgehog Week appeal is still live 👉 buff.ly/Sz7gtHL

👕 Shop our exclusive Hedgehog Week merch 👉 buff.ly/RsRpZyN
May 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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If you enjoyed #HedgehogWeek - why not sign up as a BHPS supporter?

You can join from just £7.50 for a whole YEAR - that's less than 65p a month to show your loyalty & support for #hedgehogs ! 🦔

Find out more 👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/join-us
May 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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We hope you’ve enjoyed #HedgehogWeek & seeing some of the amazing infographics designed by artist Emily Heaven.
These handy tips are perfect for sharing & showing your support for #hedgehogs!
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Please save & share this – it will help if you spot a hedgehog in need of urgent care!

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A sad looking hedgehog holds a wooden board, on which is written: If you're worried about a sick, injured or orphaned 'hog, please contact your nearest independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible or call BHPS on 01584 890801. HEDGEHOG SOS
May 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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It's #HedgehogWeek and our wonderful BHPS patron Dr Amir Khan is taking the Hedgehog Pledge!
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Find out more & take the Pledge 👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hed...
May 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Enter our final #HedgehogWeek competition & win an A4 framed #hedgehog print from KateMoby.com
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To be in with a chance please NAME THE HEDGEHOG!
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1. LIKE this post
2. Suggest your best #hedgehog names in the comments 😆🦔

Enter by 6pm & we'll choose a winner at random after 8pm tonight
A framed art print of a hedgehog looking towards the viewer. It has large pink ears, a pale face and sketchy looking spines, and is against a while background.
May 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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It's #HedgehogWeek and our loyal supporter Alistair McGowan is taking the Hedgehog Pledge!
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Find out more & take the Pledge 👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hed...
May 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Offering clean, fresh #waterforwildlife makes a huge difference – especially to #hedgehogs!
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This #HedgehogWeek, pledge to do something good for #wildlife all year long!
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Spread the word this week & beyond! #ShareToMakeAware

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🖌️ @emilyheavenillustration
A spiky brown hedgehogs laps up clean water from a shallow brown dish. A tiny wooden sign reads 'water station'. A large moth perches on some pebbles in the dish to drink water too. The nigh starry night sky is reflected in the water. Text reads: Provide water for wildlife all year round! Check, clean and refill water sources for hedgehogs in your garden. Add a few pebbles so bees and butterflies can perch and safely drink too.
May 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Today's #HedgehogWeek competition is for a beautiful ceramic hedgehog sculpture from Sarah Brabbin

🔎 To enter, simply comment how many of the Hedgehog Pledges you’ve signed up for or already competed...! 🦔
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hed...

We'll choose a random winner after 8pm tonight.
A hand holds a small ceramic hedgehog. The round ceramic sculpture has a pale brown face, small round black eye, and a smooth, bronze-like textured body.
May 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Hedgehog Awareness Week is in full swing - but we still need your help!
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Every share, comment, conversation & curious question helps us spread the word about how we can help these fascinating spiny animals.

Thanks to #CharlieMacksey - artist & hedgehog-fan - for celebrating #HedgehogWeek with us 💚
May 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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This #HedgehogWeek, we’re asking you to take action with The Hedgehog Pledge!
Did you know that #hedgehogs can get caught in sports nets & garden netting?

Share this handy tip & pledge to do more for #hedgehogs!
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🖌️ emilyheaven.com
Image of a hedgehog tangled up in a football net. Text reads: Hedgehogs can become entangled in netting: ensure sports nets are put away and garden netting is raised 30cm off the ground so 'hogs can pass safely underneath,
May 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Today's #HedgehogWeek comp is for a beautiful #hedgehog print donated by Sarah Taylor: buff.ly/ePP4Jld
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To enter, tell a hedgehog tale in 10 words or less!
Funny, cute, dramatic—anything goes.

Eg: “Midnight snack thief. Worms mysteriously missing...”

Drop your tiny story in the comments 👇
A stylized painting of a hedgehog. Colourful pink, yellow, orange, blue and green paint strokes make up the textured face and abstract dots and squiggles soften the white background.
May 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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It's #HedgehogWeek and BHPS fan @chrisgpackham.bsky.social is taking the Hedgehog Pledge!
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Find out more & take the Pledge 👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hed...
May 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Today’s Hedgehog Pledge action asks you to go organic in the garden!
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Pledge to go pesticide & poison free & make gardens welcoming for #hedgehogs all year long, with wild patches & long grass!

Help spread the word during #HedgehogWeek & #ShareToMakeAware

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🖌️emilyheaven.com
A cartoon hedgehog wearing a superhero eye mask is chalking the words 'NO PESTICIDES' onto a garden fence. Main text reads: Go organic in the garden or allotment. Pesticides and chemicals can harm wildlife and destroy the foodchain. Embrace the wild!
May 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Today's #HedgehogWeek competition is to win a bundle of pollinator-friendly herbs from Hetty's Herbs.
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To enter, simply answer TRUE or FALSE:
"The modern hedgehog has no close relatives among other mammals & has developed along a separate evolutionary line for millions of years."
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Enter by 6pm
Slide showing purple alliums, a blue flower lavender and some green herbs, with a butterfly and a bee. Text reads: Encourage wildlife to your garden with Hetty's Loved by Pollinators selection of 10 Herb plants.
May 6, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Congratulations! You're the winner of today's #HedgehogWeek competition! Please email us info@britishhedgehogs.org.uk to claim your prize 🦔
May 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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It's #HedgehogWeek and our passionate BHPS patron @daviddomoney.bsky.social is taking the Hedgehog Pledge!
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Find out more & take the Pledge 👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hed...
May 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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It's not easy to spot #hedgehogs nesting in long grass & vegetation - so this #HedgehogWeek, pledge to always check carefully before mowing or strimming!
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Save lives & #ShareToMakeAware

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🖌️ emilyheaven.com
A strimmer looms above an overgrown grass verge, where a small brown hedge peeps out - terrified. Text reads: Always check for hedgehogs before strimming, mowing or hedge cutting. Simple check before you start can save lives!
May 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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#HedgehogWeek tips! 💚🦔
ptes-org.bsky.social People's Trust for Endangered Species @ptes-org.bsky.social · May 4
Create hedgehog havens: Choose a corner to give back to nature and watch as the wild thrives. #HedgehogWeek

Step 1: Choose a wild corner ☘️
Step 2: Sit back and relax! 😎

Take the Hedgehog Pledge👇
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hedgehog-pledge-this-spring-sign-up-form
Overgrown garden path surrounded by dense green foliage and flowering plants under a clear blue sky. 📸Jessica Johnstone
May 5, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Today's #HedgehogWeek comp is for a signed copy of Plants with Superpowers by BHPS patron & garden expert, @daviddomoney.bsky.social
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To be in with a chance of winning, make a film/TV title hedgehoggy – eg, 'The HOGfather' or 'HOGGYoaks'🦔🎬📺

Enter by 6pm - we'll pick a random winner after 8pm.
David Domoney's book is bright green with a pink spine. It has a leafy plant on the cover with title 'Plants with Superpowers'
May 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Congratulations! You're the winner of today's #HedgehogWeek competition! Please email us info@britishhedgehogs.org.uk to claim your prize 🦔
May 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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It's #HedgehogWeek and our amazing BHPS patron Twiggy is taking the Hedgehog Pledge!
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Find out more & take the Pledge 👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hed...
May 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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This #HedgehogWeek, we’re asking you to take action with The Hedgehog Pledge!
So commit to creating, improving or protecting wild space!
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Log piles, leaf heaps & wild edges attract natural food & offer shelter for hedgehogs!
🔗 buff.ly/TSV5SrQ

Please #ShareToMakeAware!

🖌️ emilyheaven.com
Cartoon showing a large log pile and a heap of colourful leaves beneath a starry sky. A small brown hedgehog shelters under the logs, and a round, brown curled up 'hog nests in the leafy heap.
May 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM