January was a quiet month for hedgehog rescues and the sick and injured hogs already being cared for by rescuer, Julie Wade, are responding well to their various treatments. These hogs will stay with Julie until they have finished being medicated and then either fattened up by her, for release in spring, or go for overwintering with a foster carer. Download the PDF here: Hog Blog 7...
read moreDid you know that the weather worldwide in 2024 is set to be the hottest on record and in the UK multiple records were broken in almost every season? So what impact does this have on our beloved hedgehogs? Download the PDF here: Hog Blog 6...
read moreNovember was full of fluctuating weather, ranging from snow and ice, unseasonably warm days and nights, torrential rain causing flooding in places, high winds and a gloom that seemed to linger over this region for ever! Nevertheless, regardless of the inclement weather, there was an abundance of hedgehog sightings, echoed nationwide, as many hogs have yet to hibernate. Download the PDF here: Hog Blog November...
read moreOctober has been a very busy month for fundraising, and we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of, you, the public. Here we highlight three of the events held during October. Download the PDF here: Hog Blog...
read moreAs we bid goodbye to September it has been another busy month for Brackley Hogwatch. We would like to thank all the finders of sick hedgehogs and orphaned hoglets. Without their care and intervention these beautiful creatures would have inevitably not survived, so thank you for caring. We have successfully released back into the wild more hedgehogs this month thanks to the wonderful, dedicated work of rescuers Julie Wade and Jo Pearce. Download the PDF here: Hog Blog...
read moreAs we say goodbye to August and move into meteorological Autumn we look back on what’s been happening in the world of Brackley Hogwatch and its rescuers this month. Download the PDF here: Hog Blog...
read moreWelcome, fellow hedgehog lovers, to our new monthly Hog Blog in which each month we will give an update of what’s been happening; good and bad. Download the PDF here: Hog Blog...
read moreHedgehogs In November (written for Brackley HogWatch by Kay Bullen) Any hedgehogs seen out and about at this time of year are likely to be struggling. This applies to small autumn juveniles and even larger hedgehogs. The reason they hibernate is that in the cold weather their natural food is much less abundant. So if they are still awake now they are either unwell or they do not have sufficient fat reserves to hibernate AND still wake in a good enough condition to warm up and search out food and water. Exceptions might be a regular...
read moreHedgehogs in October Many of the larger hedgehogs have already gone into hibernation but there will still be plenty of hedgehogs about both large and small. The leaves will be falling from the trees now and these will provide extra bedding for the hedgehogs’ winter nests, these nests are called hibernaculums. It isn’t just the hedgehogs that benefit from the fall of leaves. Birds love them too – they can be seen turning over the leaves looking for grubs and creepy crawlies. Please do take care if you rake up these leaves as you...
read moreHedgehogs in September (written for Brackley HogWatch by Kay Bullen) The race is on to prepare for hibernation. Female hedgehogs will be bringing on their late youngsters but they too need to build up their fat reserves to survive hibernation. The youngsters on the other hand are small and vulnerable. They often have problems with small internal parasites at this time of year, especially lungworms. Adult and fat healthy youngsters can cope with a certain level of parasites but the smaller, younger and thinner ones will...
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