03/06/2026
Excellent advice from Hedgehog Lodge Rescue 🦔❤️💙🦔
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If you find a hedgehog nest, please be very careful. Nests can be hidden in leaf piles, long grass, bags, or under sheds and decking. Always check before mowing, trimming, digging, building, or clearing garden areas.
⚠️ Disturbing a nest may cause mum to abandon her babies.
If you accidentally uncover a nest:
✅ Cover it up immediately.
❌ Don’t touch the hoglets with bare hands.
⏳ Watch from a distance to see if mum returns or moves them.
If mum doesn’t return, or the babies are wandering, squeaking, or left alone for a long time, contact a local wildlife rescue for advice.
💚 Never try to hand-rear baby hedgehogs yourself—they need specialist care.
Babies stay with their mum for up to 8 weeks, so if you have a nest in your garden, give them space and enjoy watching nature thrive.
Please share to help protect hedgehogs and raise awareness - hevery share could help save a mum and her babies 🦔