Basic Hedgehog Care - Foxburrow Farm

About the event

To be taken as a follow-on course from the Introduction to Hedgehog Course, this course will introduce you to the needs of the hedgehog including preferred habitats, behaviour, feeding and some basic first aid that you can offer if you discover a sick or injured hedgehog or one that is out in daylight.

Course outline: 
The work of the ‘hogspital’ and charity 
The importance of a hedgehog in the ecosystem 
Revision from Introductory: Hedgehog menu; habitat; year; things you can do to help 
Parasites and wider issues 
How to tell if a hedgehog is sick 
When to intervene 
Handling and sexing Hoglets 
What more you could do to help 

Hedgehog numbers have dropped alarmingly in the past ten years and we fear up to a third of the UK’s population has been lost.

Handouts will be available, but you may wish to bring a notebook and pen.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided and are included in the cost.

For those interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in caring for hedgehogs and putting them in to practice, we run an Intermediate Hedgehog Care course as the third in the Trust's Hedgehog learning curriculum. To register your interest in the next course, please contact us via the details below.

If the course you wish to attend is full or you cannot make the date, please let us know so that we can register your interest and let you know of opportunities planned for the future. You can contact us on: info@suffolkwildlifetrust.org or Tel: 01473 890 089.