Brightlingsea Hedgehog Highways Rescue

13/08/2026

Hi everyone 👋🏻

First of all I would like to apologise for the lack of posts in recent weeks, you may have read that up and down the country all Hedgehog and Wildlife rescues are struggling beyond belief.

I know here we have never known a year like it and it is having a devastating effect on our poor Wildlife.

Even though we have a wonderful new Hogspital we are at full capacity 😪. Unfortunately, because of the extreme high temperatures we can’t release any Hedgehogs at the moment. I don’t think I have ever prayed for rain so much.

Please, please, please keep your water bowls filled up daily for Hedgehogs and other Wildlife that are severely struggling. Please also continue to support feed with kitten biscuits or approved Hedgehog food. If you are in any doubt, please message us directly.

We are also battling the sun in our new Hogspital until we have professional blinds installed along with fly screens. This means we are constantly having to put reflective covers up at the Windows to keep the Hogspital cool. 

We are also waiting for a portable air conditioning unit to come back into stock which we very kindly have been donated funds for 🙏🏻.

We are currently very low on James Wellbeloved kitten biscuits and Iams Kitten biscuits, with many mouths to feed we are getting through biscuits very quickly.

If you would like to contribute to the rescue there are many ways…

Here are the bank account details:

Account name: BHHR
Sort code: 60-04-16
Account number: 95034447

Alternatively we have PayPal:

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fdonate%2F%3Fhosted_button_id%3DY4NKDVRH6CUS6%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwUXlvWVhvN0pjZFZLZ3RCSnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4PedmfapjrwpiviY9t146A71FopECYVjir5zZFoIAGYJ3oaIWc5YpfiJKVfw_aem_TfJPEPnRzoChNGB9lwBsCw&h=AT52NPxJj3gylq-QtozcuEyI2eC-TTkoX2TowasX3ED8rdYgmU3lhh7LCbH-g-BD06pqxyNJPcOO6kYUH6RJ_ggUrj089Sgw77_iiux4CzeTbyYjzlNaKAboAu7hfgapX2jtslDk49Osu-pq9ykkGS_5f_rGjV5RGUQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT4VGe_qNJuxW8rNAx1srpVQtcWG89yYiKRg5-QkOzD4X07e_CSFb2_m_MB7TgLsYveRCPPlj1Y9GM-fbjAyVCS18E1euO6GJSfzwM1Apz2QI7nWvKQoO5HPTtGCy_X2BQ3cqhmlpgv7FmiDyb0WHDmzzgL4iN4wrNWMCVd4VoBM

There are other ways to support including items from our Amazon wishlist.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PI6CFGR4SVL4?ref_=wl_share

Thank you so much to all of our wonderful supporters.

Here are some of the patients below we have in undergoing various treatment plans.

13/08/2026

🦔 Hedgehog Love — Book Set Offer!

Lynda Brignall is a fabulous hedgehog rescuer and the author of two children’s books packed with accurate, child‑friendly hedgehog facts.

📘 When I Go Out at Night — £11
Created with BHPS advice and personally acknowledged by Sir David Attenborough.

📗 When I Come Out in the Day — £12
Includes official recommendations from Fay Vass (BHPS Chief Executive) and Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen — Dr Hedgehog.

⭐ Special Offer

Our very own Hedgehog Banksy has donated hand‑painted bookmarks — you’ll get one free when you buy the full book set.

📮 Postage & packaging: £4.49

📧 Order by email: [email protected]

🌐 More information about the books is available on our website: Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital.

31/07/2026

📢 New study published 📢

Road traffic is having a devastating impact on Britain's hedgehog populations.

A new study, funded by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) and People's Trust for Endangered Species, has found that road traffic kills 15–29% of hedgehogs in some local populations every year and is responsible for 38–41% of all recorded hedgehog deaths.

The research, led by conservation scientists at Nottingham Trent University, indicates that this level of mortality could push smaller, already vulnerable populations towards collapse and local extinction.

Read more: https://buff.ly/4X6Ena1

29/07/2026

Excellent work! Please remember Hedgehogs are wild animals and NOT pets!

Massive thank you to the police last night who seized PC Sonic from a person who wanted to keep him after us and hedgehugs care and release pontefract offered to take him but we both were met with abuse.

Hedgehogs are wild animals not pets.

You cannot keep them just because your child wants it.

It is an criminal offence to withhold medical treatment from wildlife in the UK under the wildlife act 2006.

28/07/2026

Absolutely love our new sign! Thank you so much to a very kind and generous lady 🦔❤️💙

This is little mouse as we call her 🦔❤️❤️❤️❤️ isn’t she just adorable 🥰

22/07/2026

If you become our supporter on easyfundraising, you'll raise free funds for Brightlingsea Hedgehog Highways Rescue simply by shopping online. And if 10 new supporters join by Sunday 2nd August, Brightlingsea Hedgehog Highways Rescue will unlock a bonus £10 donation! It only takes a moment and it's completely free, so please get involved if you haven't already - this would really boost our fundraising:

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20/07/2026

We would like to say a huge thankyou to everyone who came to see us at the Regatta on Saturday. It was so lovely to see all our wonderful supporters and to thank you. Brightlingsea Hedgehog Highways Rescue could not manage without your generosity, whether it be donations, buying from our wish list, attending our events and buying raffle tickets or trinkets, helping with the rubbish, fostering, giving us newspapers- the list is endless - we are so lucky to have you all in our hedgehog team- and you all help to make a difference and ensure we can continue to help our wonderful hedgehogs.
We had one lucky winner for our M&S Afternoon Tea hamper- Vicky dropped off the prize on Saturday. Sorry to everyone who didn’t win but thankyou for taking part.
We hope to be at late night shopping in December so we will see you there.
One last thing…… please keep topping up those water bowls for all our wildlife- they are really struggling right now
Thankyou all from Vicky and the team 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔

16/07/2026

Come and see us on Saturday at the Regatta!!

Lots of new goodies to purchase as well as a beautiful Marks and Spencer’s Hamper!!!

Look forward to seeing you all 🦔🦔🦔🦔

14/07/2026

We've raised £156.06 via easyfundraising so far thanks to our supporters raising FREE donations with their online shopping. You can help us raise even more by signing up to support us today. Every time you shop with your favourite retailers, they’ll donate to us - not you:

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13/07/2026

Another big thank you to Nicola Moss for your very kind donation off our Amazon wishlist 🦔❤️💙