Saving Britain's hedgehogs | Chester Zoo | Hedgehog conservation

In one of the largest citizen science projects of it's kind, Hedgehog Watch is bringing people closer to nature and helping to protect it. Discover how residents across Chester are helping to save one of our most beloved wild animals here in the UK.

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I live in an urban area of the West Midlands, and I haven't seen a hedgehog in about the last 30 years. In a previous house, also in an urban area of the West Midlands, I used to see them all the time. I must have seen half a dozen in our own backyard, and when going out of the house of a night-time I used to see them crossing the road, huddled on our front yard, on waste land near to our house, etc.
I did chisel out a 'runway' in one of the gravel boards beneath our fencing in our present house, but our next door neighbour has placed a load of 'tat' near it, so unfortunately, hedgehogs have no access to our garden anymore. Mind you, we are also guilty 💩, so I mustn't blame our neighbour for everything. Most of our backyard is now covered with slabs, and I only have a small area that I keep wild. I REALLY do need to 'sort myself out' and do something for our wildlife ... apart from the plants that I grow to attract butterflies, moths, bees, etc.