Wolds Hedgehog Rescue

01/06/2026

Henry was keen to graduate from the Hoglet Nursery to foster care yesterday. He and his sister are already fully nocturnal and have doubled their weight since admission. They've both got to grow a lot more until they will be at a suitable release weight!

01/06/2026

We are so grateful at Wolds Hedgehog Rescue for all of our volunteers. Every one of us gives our time and skills freely. Whether that be caring for the hedgehogs, helping at the Hoghouse, our brilliant team of crafters, helpers at open day and so many other ways. We appreciate everyone who helps in whatever way. You are all very much appreciated👏

29/05/2026

These tiny hoglets are a week old today and have been at our Hoglet Nursery since Monday. Sadly their mum was squashed by a vehicle on the road outside the house where she had her nest. There are 3 boys and a girl. They're doing well so far, although its early days. We fed them every couple of hours during the day and 3 hourly between midnight and 6am.
The smallest hoglet looks a bit different to the others as yesterday he 'quilled' nearly all of his white spines. This is a normal process, although we usually see this in hoglets a few weeks older than these. It doesn't hurt them but it irritated him a lot and he was very huffy when handled to feed and toilet him. Fortunately we were able to soothe his skin with some leucillin spray and he's back to his normal self today.

25/05/2026

25/05/2026

I know it’s warm Tom but there is no need to sit in your water bowl to eat your biscuits.
We have a fan in the hoghouse blowing over a frozen water container but it still got to 18 degrees on top of the cages.

25/05/2026

Water is absolutely essential for all of our wildlife in this extremely hot weather. A shallow dish is ideal.

23/05/2026

Hetty and Henry are our latest orphaned hoglets at the rescue. Weighing 87g and 88g they aren't quite 6 weeks old yet. Thanks to their finder, Hannah for bringing them to us.

18/05/2026

Cute, but very very messy! Tuppence and Penny are thriving. Now 7 weeks old and starting to become more nocturnal. They have a complete cage clean 2 or 3 times a day as they are mucky little girls - we know they are growing up when they p**p right up the sides of their cage!

14/05/2026

Hoglet season 2026 has begun for Wolds Hedgehog Rescue.
2 little girls, named Tuppence and Penny by their finder, also named Penny.
They are around 6 weeks old and have settled into rescue well. Both gaining weight since their arrival and fabulously messy, just as expected for their age 😅

12/05/2026

Mable just couldn’t wait for her pouch despite having biscuits in her cage all day.