Thursday, 13 August 2015

2015 Hedgehog Sighting - at last!


We were out looking for Perseid showers last night, and although it was a bit cloudy and we failed to spot any, we had the unexpected pleasure of finding a young hedgehog rootling around in a flower bed.

I was only bemoaning the sad fact earlier this week that I had not seen a live hedgehog for over a year (when I saw one in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Isles on Great Cumbrae in Scotland).

And now I have seen one in 2015! Having just joined the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, I have logged the sighting on their site.

You can read more about hedgehogs in Suffolk here. 


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7 comments:

  1. Crafty Green Poet13 August 2015 at 20:13

    oh how lovely, I can't remember when I last saw a hedgehog unfortunately

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  2. Ian Doyle14 August 2015 at 08:59

    Nice find Caroline.

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  3. Simon Douglas Thompson14 August 2015 at 16:05

    I've seen a couple this year, and heard others rooting about in the dark.

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  4. sage15 August 2015 at 18:45

    Is this a good or bad thing? Don't they eat your flowers? Are the endangered?

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  5. Donna15 August 2015 at 20:59

    Oh what a wonderful sight! I love them and have never seen one in person.

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  6. Amanda Peters15 August 2015 at 22:38

    So nice to see, we have been out more at night due to me moth trapping, I like to see what's about. Which means I found out we have a Hedgehog visiting the garden round about twelve at night most nights, have made a box were I can leave food and water.Have a look here http://dragonfly-gems.blogspot.co.uk/ they have made a great feeding station..
    Amanda xx

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  7. Caroline Gill17 August 2015 at 09:00

    Thank you all for your kind comments ... and, yes, Amanda, I have seen that impressive hedgehog visiting station! Wow!

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