Post by WildlifePaul on Aug 5, 2019 12:00:03 GMT
I think the lack of hedgehogs is few reasons to be honest Benn, Road kills, Not enough people leaving room for them to travel from garden to garden due to walls and fences, I read alot get killed in bonfires when they go in the wood to sleep so I think its just a number of reasons.
I did read the other day though we are down to just 1 million hedgehogs across the UK now from around 30 million back in the 1950s. Its such a huge drop in numbers for them, I just feel lucky they've started coming into my garden.
Its funny story aswell, We got new neighbours few doors down around 6 months ago, They have a cat and it kept coming into our front garden so we fed it abit now it comes pretty much all day fed 3 times a day and acts like our cat second home and all.
But this is the reason cat food as been left out at night in the front garden for the last few months, So without realising the hedgehogs have picked up on it and been visiting probably, It wasn't until I seen one I started really putting food out for it! Guess I have my new neighbours cat to thank for attracting them by coming for food from us 
I did read the other day though we are down to just 1 million hedgehogs across the UK now from around 30 million back in the 1950s. Its such a huge drop in numbers for them, I just feel lucky they've started coming into my garden.
Its funny story aswell, We got new neighbours few doors down around 6 months ago, They have a cat and it kept coming into our front garden so we fed it abit now it comes pretty much all day fed 3 times a day and acts like our cat second home and all.
But this is the reason cat food as been left out at night in the front garden for the last few months, So without realising the hedgehogs have picked up on it and been visiting probably, It wasn't until I seen one I started really putting food out for it! Guess I have my new neighbours cat to thank for attracting them by coming for food from us 