Hedgehog in the garden

[civilservant]

I think they advise leaving crawl spaces under fences for hedgies, who can't climb over fences in the way that foxes can.

I also hear that hedgehogs cover vast areas every evening when they hunt for food, so the chopping up of land into gardens and the building of roads is not helpful for them - a bit like how the Enclosure Act did for the British peasant, I suppose

[Sue]

civilservant Wrote:

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> I think they advise leaving crawl spaces under

> fences for hedgies, who can't climb over fences in

> the way that foxes can.

>

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No hedgehogs for me, then :(

Unless they burrow ....

[civilservant]

you could put a tunnel under the fence to help small critters get through, a bit like the Elephant and Castle underpasses, I suppose! ... unless your garden has solid walls, in which case it'd be quite a bit harder to do

[Sue]

Solid walls :(

[Fly]

Not sure how ours got in but it did

[Ridgley]

How cute!!

[civilservant]

is s/he still there? Time to curl up for winter!

[Sue]

civilservant Wrote:

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> is s/he still there? Time to curl up for winter!

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Deffo time to curl up for winter for me too :))

Seriously, if you're having a bonfire, eg for 5 November, please make sure there are no hibernating hedgehogs (or any other creatures) in there before you light it :(

[Fly]

Not sure. Haven't heard it last few nights but don't every night.

[civilservant]

Thanks, Fly! do keep us updated

[maxxi]

Fly Wrote:

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> Not sure. Haven't heard it last few nights ...

Perhaps it's been eaten by a reprieved badger...

[Fly]

It's here

[Huguenot]

Thank God.

:)

[Sue]

Fly Wrote:

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> It's here

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YAY!!!! :)

[civilservant]

Thank you!

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[Fly]

It's keeping me up at night

[fuzzyboots]

When I lived on crescent wood road we had the hedgehog(s) visit our garden. It was beautiful to watch. :). I also spied then snuffling along the edge of the dulwich wood house pub garden on a few occasions. :). So sweet!

[Help-Ma-Boab]

I had a hedgehog in our garden as a kid. Loved that wee guy. Called him Sandy.

Whats yours called fly?

[civilservant]

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> I had a hedgehog in our garden as a kid. Loved

> that wee guy. Called him Sandy.

>

So sad that our own kids don't get to see/love/name hedgehogs :0(

[Fly]

Hi fuzzyboots. I'm on crescent wood road. Might be the same family

[fuzzyboots]

Wouldn't be surprised, Fly, given the comment about them ranging quite far. They used to snuffle about in the dead leaves in my garden in the dead of night. Sigh! No such sights like this down in ED. nor the owls, woodpeckers, jays and peacock.

[Sue]

fuzzyboots Wrote:

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No such sights like this down in ED. nor the owls, woodpeckers, jays and peacock.

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My OH saw a jay whilst waiting at ED Station earlier this year :)

And I once saw a greater spotted woodpecker in the land between Dulwich Hospital and the railway line :)

[dimples]

we have jays in the garden daily ,we are belvoir road but have to tell you all with great excitement , I saw a kingfisher in peckham rye park 2 weeks ago and one of the park keepers saw a little owl !

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