You might have heard the news about wildlife appearing on UK banknotes ... well ... I have a plan!! Thank you to Nick Cope for his wonderful Hugh (the hedgehog!) - have a read and a share and let's get hedgehogs where they belong! hughwarwick.substack.com/p/prickly-ba...

really good piece from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - as ever! Doomed to repeat, we are! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#WorldBookDay - apparently - well - here is my contribution, so far. Two more out this year ... and another one on which I am working when not getting distracted by unrelated ideas that then end up on substack ... I will point you to the comments for the link to my most recent piece

Lovely write up of the memorial for the wonderful Romain Roch, who died in January, aged 22..poet, anarchist, lover of the wild and one of the kindest people I have ever met. In these shattered times, love and kindest are radical and necessary.

‘Grow your heart to the size of the world.’ It is a risky business, falling in love - with people, with animals, with the world - but we have to take the chance - we cannot afford to give up. Some words (link in comments) on the loss of a bright light ..

A Close Shave - wildlife hospitals do so much amazing work ... this #hedgehog lost the top of a patch of spines ...a VERY lucky hedgehog! Does Bluesky squelch substack links? Just in case putting the story in the comments ... actually - if anyone knows, please tell me!

A Close Shave ... Hugh Warwick @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social on hedghogs & other beautiful animals at an animal rescue centre open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw...

Turns out that Oxford is a hot spot for beauty in/of the beasts 🤣 The only reasonable thing is to read them both!

Thrilled that @jowimpenny.bsky.social has a new book - so much good in Beauty of the Beasts ... even if the title reminds me of something!!! hughwarwick.substack.com/p/beauty-of-...

A love story - not traditional - but still a love story. hughwarwick.substack.com/p/who-gives-... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @animalaid.org.uk @huntsabs.org.uk @leagueacs.bsky.social

So great to see my photos out there in the wild!!

I know that many of you will have been wondering what to get me for Christmas!!!! Well - it is easy, free ... and hopefully something that will bring you interest and entertainment ... sign up to my Substack! hughwarwick.substack.com

quite a lot of things have popped up - an article I had forgotten writing for my old school magazine, the first view of the cover of my new book, and a reminder that I will be talking about hedgehogs and hibernation on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow at midday ... oh - and a link to latest update in comments

#Hedgehog time - grab a calendar, question the life choices of a vandal, dry your boots and hair, skate with prickles, and help count hedgehogs ... trust me, it makes sense ... have a read! open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw...

just written about the day ... and what a day! Thank you to everyone - from @helenczerski.bsky.social and @tomheap.bsky.social in Bristol, to the wonderfully supportive team at @zslofficial.bsky.social who made it all happen! hughwarwick.substack.com/p/hedgehogs-...

A magnificent shout out to @oxfordnuj.bsky.social member @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social , currently heading to London to receive the Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology, from the Zoological Society of London, for his book ‘Cull of the Wild’ #oxford #journalism @zslofficial.bsky.social

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dartmoor, harvest mice, choirs, lichen, moss, waterfalls ... and Derek Gow! open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw...

If variety is the spice of life, then last week was a wonderful curry! open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw... @mertoncollchapel.bsky.social @mertoncollegechoir.bsky.social @brittensinfonia.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

I had a listen to this ... thank you Stephen for a really interesting conversation ... I went places I was not expecting!!

100% agree with @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social. Low level of literacy and low level of willingness to learn or listen. The notion that nature can jog on somewhere else, or thrive in just-planted woods is either stupidity or wilful fantasy and lies. #planningandinfrastructurebill

“There is a very low level of ecological literacy being displayed by ministers,” I have written about his, @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #RemembranceDay @philippullmanreal.bsky.social @pricklesandpaws.bsky.social #hedgehogs and much more! hughwarwick.substack.com/p/planning-a...

If you have a few spare minutes, this is a wonderfully inspiring short film about two very impressive young conservationists making a difference for harvest mice. A great reminder of the passion and hope young people can inject into things! www.facebook.com/reel/2502952...

I have written a couple of new pieces on Substack - first about the impact of bonfires/fireworks on wildlife (and my dog!) and then the amazing work of two young nature-nerds who have managed to do great things for harvest mice (and got @chrisgpackham.bsky.social nibbled!) hughwarwick.substack.com

Than you for inviting me. That was a really stimulating audience.

Private Eye nailing it.

Join us this Friday for a talk and book signing from local writer and ecologist, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social. You can join us in person in the School of Geography or online. Reserve your place now: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv... @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxconservationsoc.bsky.social

Join us this Friday for a talk and book signing from local writer and ecologist, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social You can join us in person in the School of Geography or online. Reserve your place now: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv... @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Visited the amazing @sheprethwpark.bsky.social #hedgehog #hospital - and then wrote about one of the major threats these gorgeous animals face - especially at this time of year - bonfires … have a read … open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw... @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Ellie's work was fascinating - and it is wonderful that @ocmevents.bsky.social exists to bring such things to life!

Congratulations @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social 🎉 We're really looking forward to your talk later this month. 31st at 16:15. Everyone is welcome to what will be a fascinating talk. Online & in-person, in @oxfordgeography.bsky.social followed by a drinks reception: More info: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

Many congratulations to @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social - we're absolutely thrilled that he's won the Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology from @zslofficial.bsky.social for his brilliant book Cull of the Wild 🥳🎉 Read all about it on his substack now 👇 hughwarwick.substack.com/p/zsl-clariv...

Hugh is passionate, delightful and indomitable. His many books will be on sale and this will be GOOD.

Norfolk #hedgehog fans ... and #wildlife fans in general - I am really looking forward to Friday when I will be in conversation with the amazing @themarshtit.bsky.social - still some tickets - come and say hi! www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-...

I love how my social media feeds have been full of #JaneGoodall because it shows I am surrounded by people who care. Obviously I am saddened that the cause of this is her leap into the 'next big adventure' - but her legacy? One of the very best of us ... open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw...

One day I will eat a hedgehog! open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw...

Devastating but vital investigation from @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and Megs on Cyprus - revealing horror of songbird massacre. www.youtube.com/live/UXD_9e9...

I forgot to include the link to the video in my post ... here it is again ... open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw... The fact that #hedgehogs are a part of the culture of #Ukraine is a wonderful thing... they punch well above their weight and are stronger and better defended that you might expect.

"The fact that hedgehogs are a part of the culture of Ukraine is a wonderful thing... they punch well above their weight & are stronger & better defended that you might expect" Part 2 of @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's report on hedgehog rescuers in Ukraine 🦔 🇺🇦 hughwarwick.substack.com/p/a-hedgehog...

thanks to @jonnyjjt.bsky.social and Karolina for giving me this story - the amazing work of #hedgehog rescuers in #Ukraine open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw...

"Until that moment the only Ukrainian hedgehogs in my mind were the ones placed on roads to act as tank defences!" Read my friend, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's, new post on hedgehog rescue in #Ukraine, part 1 of 2. hughwarwick.substack.com/p/a-hedgehog...

I am always thrilled to meet young people who humble me, and its happened again ... read all about the amazing Eva and her work to help harvest mice! hughwarwick.substack.com/p/helping-he... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social

1. Out of curiosity, I went through the feeds of some habitual tuna tormentors. I found they’re big on: - fox hunting - Reform UK - antagonism to asylum seekers. In other words, the same few antisocial (psychopathic?) men, turning up in all the bad places. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 🧵

really lovely to see so many people turning up in support of asylum seekers in Oxford - and a shame to see how easy it is to 'other' those who want to kick them out ... aggressive, rude, keen to provoke a fight ... #antifa #antiracism @asylumwelcome.bsky.social

Want to see me behind bars?? Bank holiday Monday I will be back here helping raise funds and awareness for the @sheprethwpark.bsky.social #hedgehog charity- come and say hi!! facebook.com/events/s/hed...

An evening of #love and #hedgehogs ... with a nod towards the lovely @robinince.bsky.social hughwarwick.substack.com/p/an-evening... @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

We all know that the #hedgehog is the cutest and the best, but they also do get up to some very strange things - have a read of this and share your observations! hughwarwick.substack.com/p/self-anoin...

Theo Simon, from the band Seize the Day, is one of the hundreds of protestors arrested at the @defendourjuries.bsky.social action in #London in solidarity with #Palestine.

Jonathon Porritt arrested on #Palestine demo in #London. @defendourjuries.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Latest contribution @scribehoundgarden.bsky.social is all about @pricklesandpaws.bsky.social who gave me the honour of asking me to be a patron! Unfortunately the article is behind a paywall, but I think there is a special offer #hedgehog www.scribehound.com/gardening/en...