Hoggieworts Hedgehog Helpers

Hoggieworts Hedgehog Helpers Hedgehog Rescue, Care and Rehabilitation

Just wanted to update you all on some of the hedgehogs that you have been so worried about.Firstly Harriet bless her, sh...
02/06/2026

Just wanted to update you all on some of the hedgehogs that you have been so worried about.

Firstly Harriet bless her, she was the one that was trapped in the school fencing and then aborted her four little ones 😢😢 I am absolutely thrilled to tell you that she is out of danger, her wounds are all healed and she is responding well to parasite treatment ❤️

Then we have Petal, she was found at the bottom of an open pipe in Burton Latimer (sorry no picture of her).
She would have died there if hadn't been for Emily Pearson and her friend's dog barking at the pipe and wouldn't stop. Emily saw Petal at the bottom of the pipe and called me immediately for help. Unfortunately, I was unable to leave the rescue but instructed Emily by video call to gently use a pair of pliers to grab some of her spines and pull her out, well done Emily 👏👏👏👏 It was going to be a quick turnaround for Petal but sadly we found an infected puncture wound that could have been a dog or fox wound so she's having a course of antibiotics.

Finally, Heather the poor mum who had her nest disturbed when the tumble dryer she had made her nest under was collected by the scrap man leaving her nest and babies exposed in some awful weather. They are all doing well but mum will need treatment for ringworm and some parasites once her babies Tumble and Twinkle (one girl and one boy 💕) are weened. How cute are they? 🦔🦔❤️❤️🦔🦔

31/05/2026

Oh May, you are absolutely gorgeous but taking care of your ablutions on camera is a little brazen don't you think 😂😂🦔🦔😂😂

Who remembers beautiful boy Thomas who came in a couple of months ago with a massive abscess on his head that left a lar...
31/05/2026

Who remembers beautiful boy Thomas who came in a couple of months ago with a massive abscess on his head that left a large open wound? I honestly didn't think his spines would grow back sufficiently to enable him to be released but hedgehogs have a way of proving you wrong ❤️🦔❤️

Thank you Lynda Mortimer for providing him with a lovely nest box, feeding station and lots of wild areas to explore, also thanks to foster carer Keri Larkins for looking after him for the past few weeks 🙏. Stay safe Thomas and don't get up to any mischief 😊🦔😊

Also going home was big boy Jareth weighing in at a rather hefty 1295g, he had a rather nasty chest infection and a heavy lungworm infestation.

Goodbye and good luck to Elizabeth from Earls Barton, again thank you to Chris Lloyd-Staples for providing everything she needs 🙏🦔🙏

Fingers crossed they all stay out of trouble 🤞🤞🤞🦔🦔🦔🤞🤞🤞

31/05/2026

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30/05/2026

Beautiful Italian Stallion Guiseppe, stole everyone's heart. Stay safe young man 🦔❤️🦔

30/05/2026

Lots to tell you about but not enough time, so I'm having to choose the stories carefully.

This one will either break your heart (in a good way) and make you smile or make you concerned about our authorities and their procedures 😱 maybe even both 🦔🦔

Meet Giuseppe and Sarah 🦔❤️🦔

Last year Sarah was one of several people who responded to my call for people to setup their own hedgehog rescues. Sarah is a lovely lady and has lots of experience with looking after small animals and llamas and decided she would like to add hedgehog rescue to her repertoire. She completed the Vale Hedgehog First Aid and Rehabilitation Course and we started planning her next steps.

Little did we know that she would be plunged into action in such a bizarre way.

She received a call from a friend in a neighbouring town to say they had discovered a hedgehog on board a lorry that was delivering heat source pumps from Italy 😱 😱 Unsure what to do Sarah got on the phone to me immediately. Because of the language barrier it was impossible to establish if the hedgehog had been uploaded in Italy or the UK. We decided that the best course of action would be for Sarah to keep Guiseppe in an empty house well away from pets and other wild animals whilst we figure out what to do.

The following day I started trying to get some guidance from DEFRA and the APHA but sadly the only advice they could offer was to contact the RSPCA 😞😞 As you would suspect this was a fruitless exercise and left both Sarah and myself scratching our heads in frustration. Anyway, after lots of phone calls, emails and dead ends we decided to seek advice from the veterinary profession. Both Sarah's vet, my vet and several wildlife vets suggested that without official guidance we should isolate him and run the usual poo tests/health checks etc which I did. The only thing that came to light was a very mild case of ringworm which Sarah very ably treated 👍👍

Sarah continued to look after him until we were certain he was clear of any other health issues. He weighed only 453g when he came in and was 905g when he was transferred to Hoggieworts Hedgehog Helpers
While he was here we carried out further poo samples and he went outside to the rehab garden to make sure he could do all the things a hedgehog needs to do.

Finally we made the decision that he should be released. We have done everything we can to make sure he poses no threat to our native population, and after all, although he has come from Italy he's still a European Hedgehog and the same species as the ones in the UK. Thanks to fellow rescuer Jackie at Wild About Hedgehogs for agreeing to release Guiseppe from her garden where there are multiple nest boxes, feeder stations and cameras to keep an eye on him ❤️❤️🦔🦔❤️❤️

Stay safe Guiseppe and father lots of little pricklies in Higham Ferrers, they will be soooooo beautiful 😍🦔🦔😍

UPDATE - Perfect release site found, thanks everyone 🦔👍🦔Is there anyone in this area of Burton Latimer that has an empty...
30/05/2026

UPDATE - Perfect release site found, thanks everyone 🦔👍🦔

Is there anyone in this area of Burton Latimer that has an empty hedgehog house and feeder station?

28/05/2026

Nash Hedgehog Rescue will be holding our launch event on Saturday 4th July 2026 🦔✨

To help us manage numbers, attendance will be by FREE TICKET ONLY.

Tickets will be released via Eventbrite at 9am on Sunday 1st June and we’ll share the booking link here once they go live.

There’ll be a chance to see the rescue setup, meet the team and learn more about hedgehog conservation and the work we hope to do within the community 💚

We’ll also have refreshments, children’s colouring activities and a small tombola on the day.

Please note:
🦔 All attendees will require a ticket
🦔 Spaces will be limited
🦔 Parking is limited, so please consider lift sharing where possible
🦔 There will not be any live hedgehogs at the event

Thank you so much for all the support so far — every follow, share and donation has helped us get to this point.

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