Oak Hedgehog House

Oak Hedgehog House

This original oak Hedgehog House is constructed from durable timber/oak, it has a double-layered roof for waterproofing and insulation. The entrance tunnel provides protection from domestic cats and dogs, foxes and badgers. There is a hinged inspection door at the back for easy access cleaning and inspection.

The house comes complete with vent pipe and instructions.

Hedgehogs in the Garden

The hedgehog is known as ‘the gardener’s friend’ as it will eat slugs, beetles, caterpillars etc., and does no harm, so if you have a garden a hedgehog is to be encouraged. Hedgehogs should not be kept in close captivity, but regarded as welcome visitors. If you want to attract wildlife to your garden leave wild areas and avoid tidying up too much.

Hedgehogs tend to hibernate between November and mid March and may choose the stack of leaves or branches in your garden. For this reason, if you have to get rid of such material move it to a different spot before setting fire to it - a hedgehog may be sheltering or hibernating in, or under it. They like to nest under things such as sheds, hedges and brushwood and they need plenty of dry leaves to build their nest.

Why have a hedgehog House..?  25% of hedgehogs do not survive from one year to the next due to many things like road kill, bonfires, slug pellets, poisonous pesticides and late born hoglets not reaching the minimum 450g safe winter weight. So please help to provide a safer nesting environment.