Such lovely good news!
Handsome boy Arthur has the twinkle of life and hope back in his eye this morning!
He smells SO much better, and he even gained a little weight.
I am so happy that our darling boy has triumphed over adversity once again.
Please remember, a hedgehog out in…

Just a very quick Arthur update.
I haven't got him up yet, as his meds aren't due for a couple of hours, but this was his pen this morning.
I haven't had time to watch back the CCTV of his night, but I hardly need to:
The food dish tells me he's eating.
The wee tells me he's…

There was a terrible smell coming from pen number 4, in the lodge. I knew no one was living there, because nothing had moved; it was spotless still from the last clean, and the food in there had been untouched for 3 days.
When I opened the house, where the terrible smell was…

Now the females have emerged from hibernation you may find your regular male visitors have disappeared. Their incredibly sensitive noses catch the scent of a girl and they are off, on a mission, not stopping to eat until they find her.
Please keep providing food as they will…

I am so grateful to all my followers who support and encourage me, cheer with the successes and commiserate with the losses - thank you, you incredibly good, kind people.
My work is so much lighter because of you.
And I am so deeply touched and amazed by your generosity and…

I'm so sorry to say but darling Wilford has been euthanised.
While under the anaesthetic a large tumour was found in his bladder, which had spread to his spine. So he wasn't woken from the anaesthesia.
Sleep well, you good brave boy. All your trials are over.

There are lots of newly awakened hedgehogs around right now, walking great distances, crossing roads, in search of food and a mate.
Getting home 10 minutes later because you drove slowly won’t make that much difference to you, but it could make all the difference in the world…

This poor sweet boy is Wilford. Discovered out in the daytime at the edge of a pond, where he'd dragged himself to get a drink, then found the pain too much to bear, so was unable to return home.
Luckily, the dog walker who found him called one of my 'regular' finders, and this…

Easter is traditionally the time folks decide to go out and 'tackle the garden'.
(As if that wonderful little piece of nature is an enemy that needs dominating).
And Easter is traditionally the time that all wildlife rescues dread, as they are overwelmed by devastated people…

This time of year you may find foxes coming into your garden, trying to take the food you've put out for the hedgehogs.
Mid March is peak baby birthing time for foxes, so right now these new mums are feeding lots of little mouths, so are extra hungry.
And the dads are…

The hedgehogs we are seeing appearing all over the country now are the boys - the girls will be getting up next month.
This is a crucial time for the males to build up their strength and health, and the weight they lost during hibernation, ready for the rigours of mating.
So…

Can you guess who this beautiful little boy is?
It's Woody!
Yes, poor bald Woody now has a lovely new coat of spines. His fur has mostly grown back too.
Being a male this time of year he's been busting to get back to the wild, and now his armour has regrown he's safe enough to be…

After a rough week of losing weight daily, dear sweet gentle giant Arthur is now starting to pick up and respond to treatment.
He is breathing silently once more, and the huge bald patches caused by mange are now furring up nicely.
He's not a fan of the baths, but as I told him…

GrahamH Darren Dixon Prickles and Paws Yes, a strip of land running at the back of all new build gardens, which is left to grow wild, would be fantastic! That would truly be a wildlife corridor, and the developers would gain SO many green points for sacrificing such a small bit of land.
Then, whoever wanted wildlife…

A massive thank you to all the wonderful people who support me, and help mend these dear broken souls.
Thank you to everyone who retweets important information which saves lives, and to those who help pay the monthly medicines bill via their PayPal donations, and to those who…

Hedgehogs are amazing.
You'd never guess that beneath that casually trundling little body, biological magic is happening - at lightning speed.
The time between conception and birth is just 5 weeks.
Five weeks!
From nothing, to a fully formed little hedgehog.
And not just one.

This poor down in the dumps boy is Arthur. He's a lovely big strong 1.5kg, but has been brought low by mange and ringworm.
Ringworm is a fungal infection - in humans it is named for the body part it infects: Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch, etc, all caused by the same fungus.
The…

A little update on sweet Theo:
On arrival this poor boy was suffering the terrible effects of fluke and lungworm.
Fluke in particular is very painful, and even the best pain relief doesn't reach it. So the hedgehog, in common with a lot of animals, tries to run from the pain,…

I had an email out of the blue from the lovely BBC Radio Berkshire.
There's a new award category they think my supporters would be interested in entering me for.
'I'm getting in touch from BBC Radio Berkshire where I organise our annual Make a Difference Awards which recognise…