Earlier this week, we deployed our first NHMP camera traps of the 2026 survey season! 🦔 Huge thanks to the Kingston council and our amazing volunteers. 💚 The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

The new park-wear look for 2026, from the new designer Natural Selection 🌿 A look that's only taken 15 million years to evolve 🦔✨

We had an amazing start to our survey season a few weeks ago, deploying our camera traps in Bushy Park in collaboration with @theroyalparks.bsky.social ! 📸🦔 We have lots of volunteering opportunities coming up, let us know if you are interested! 🌟 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

Come and join us on Friday 8th May for a Hedgehog Discovery Day in celebration of Hedgehog Awareness Week with Calthorpe Community Garden! 🦔 Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of activities, learning all about hedgehogs and what we can do to support them in our gardens and local areas.

Want to get involved to save London's hedgehog populations? Here is how you can help! 🦔🌟 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social #hedgehogawarenessweek #londonhogwatch #ZSL #hedgeog #londonwildlife

Anti-hedgehog language will no longer be tolerated! 🙈 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social #hedgehogawarenessweek #londonhogwatch #ZSL #hedgeog #londonwildlife

We proudly present: a peer‑reviewed anatomy of a hedgehog! 😊 @zslofficial.bsky.social #hedgehog #hedgehogawarenessweek #ZSL #meme #londonhogwatch

Celebrating ZSL's 200th Birthday today! 🎉🌟 We are extremely honoured and happy to be a part of an amazing organization! 👏🎉 @zslofficial.bsky.social #HappyBirthdayZSL #ZSLAt200 #CreatingChange #ZSL #HogWatch

Transforming Teaching with Nature course is now live! We loved being a case study for this project. There are so many amazing biodiversity concepts, conversation projects and educational resources to explore in the course! Please share with any educators you know 🦔

Paws for the camera! We love spotting your pets during our London HogWatch camera trap surveys 🐾📸 Let us know if we’ve captured your dog on camera🐶 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS: An unexpected visitor was caught leaving with a souvenir from the local garden! 🦊 This video was taken during a garden survey by the Mitcham hedgehog project in 2025, clearly demonstrating how foxes utilize urban environments. 🌳🦊🌃 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

What a fang-tastic day 🦇 This bat appearance is a first for London HogWatch! Along with @wildchiswick.bsky.social, we surveyed Chiswick House for the NHMP and captured this unexpected image 😍 Can anyone help with the ID? The #NHMP is led by @ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Lights, camera, conservation! 🎬🌿 Last week we filmed with the brilliant @zslofficial.bsky.social Learning team on a project focused on teacher training and outdoor education. It was an great opportunity share HogWatch monitoring techniques and conservation tips. Stay tuned for more details soon✨

Mitcham hedgehog project caught this hedgehog utilizing a hedgehog highway to move between habitats. By creating a small 13×13 cm opening in garden fences, you can help maintain habitat connectivity and support local hedgehog populations! ⭐🦔 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

We wanted to take this opportunity to say a massive thank to @tigerfoodman.bsky.social as he retires from ZSL. Chris founded London HogWatch in 2016, bringing his camera trapping expertise to help London’s hedgehogs. Lucky for us he will remain involved in the project. 🦔🥳 @zslscience.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Hedgehog Hugh, Joanne Gilbert, and the entire Wild Chiswick team on their well‑deserved recognition at the Science and Conservation Awards at ZSL! 🦔💚 @wildchiswick.bsky.social @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

⚽️Know your hedgehogs from your footballs?⚽️ ❄️Looking for a fun activity to fill these wintery evenings? ❄️ We need your help 'spotting' our Kingston National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey! Help us to identify species & understand hedgehog populations in this key area: tinyurl.com/mt9cw4nd

Hibernation season is back 💤 🦔 We've put together some tips about helping hedgehogs in these colder months 🍂 Visit @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social and Hedgehog Street to find out more!

Night-time visitor caught on camera!🌙🦔 This curious hedgehog was captured during our National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey in @barnescommon. The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

Quality assurance check by our most inquisitive participants! 🦊📸 #londonhogwatch #foxoftheday #fox #cameratrap #hedgehog #wildliferecording #london #urbanwildlife #londonnature #foxesofinstagram #hedgehoglove @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

When you get 5 minutes of autumnal sun and can start functioning again ✨☀️ This fox was captured during our Network Rail & @zslofficial.bsky.social Monitoring & Technology Team project to assess lineside biodiversity🛤️🐾 @zslscience.bsky.social #FoxOfTheDay #CameraTrapTuesday

🚨Exciting news!🚨 Funded by City of London Corp & in collab with Heath Hands, our Highgate Wood survey is now LIVE on Zooniverse! Help us to understand the hedgehog & wildlife populations in this ancient wood by signing up and classifying 👉 tinyurl.com/ykhprrt9 @highgatewood.bsky.social 🦔🦉🦊

Monday yawns are in full swing!🦊💤 #londonhogwatch #cameratrapping #cameratrap #london #fox #hedgehog #hedgehogs #foxesofinstagram #monday #mondaysyndrome @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

We all got that Friday feeling... even squirrels! ✨🌻🌞 #hogwatch #london #conservation #cameratraps #squirrel #hedgehog #hedgehogs #zsl #britishwildlife @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social

Our Highgate Wood survey funded by City of London Corporation & in collab with Heath Hands features in Ham & High! We found a big increase from 1 camera with hedgehog detections in 2017, to 19 cameras in 2025!🦔🎉 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/2vs25kyu @zslscience.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

A new yoga pose: upward-facing fox! 🦊🧘‍♀️ This zen fox was captured during our National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey with Kingston Council. You help to 'spot' more scenes like this by visiting tinyurl.com/5kn3cr7e 👈🦔 @ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

We're surveying Regents Park, a park we've surveyed since 2016🦔 Huge thanks to Raffles London at The OWO who part funded the survey & volunteered with deployment! This will provide vital insights into this important central population! @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @theroyalparks.bsky.social

We're extremely excited to announce the launch of our new website! It's your go-to place for keeping up to date with the latest London HogWatch projects: www.londonhogwatch.org Huge thanks to @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social for funding it's creation & making it possible 🦔

It's #NationalAllotmentsWeek2025 🪴🌻 Allotments are important green spaces and habitat for #hedgehogs and other wildlife in urban environments. We've been monitoring a few allotments as part of the this year and they've been beautiful and full of wildlife! 🦔 🦋 🦉@zslofficial.bsky.social

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We're very excited to announce our Richmond Park Zooniverse Project, a collaboration with Friends of Richmond Park & The Royal Parks, is now live!! Help us to identify the species captured in this study & discover the wildlife of Richmond! 🦔🦆🦌 @frptweets.bsky.social ‪@theroyalparks.bsky.social

We successfully deployed National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme cameras with @wildchiswick.bsky.social! Many thanks to Chiswick House & volunteers! We saw lots of hog-friendly initiatives such as highways & habitat 🦔 The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

Happy Hogiversary Chloe!! 🥳 Thank you for all the hard work over the last 3 years! This year Chloe has been a 🌟and created our very own Zooniverse project (tinyurl.com/46fj3sun) allowing us to engage more people in our conservation projects. 🦔🦊

How Clean Is Your House? Queens Wood camera collection edition! Our 1st camera collection of the year was a success & as always, lots of insects made our camera traps their home. Thanks to Friends of Queens Wood & volunteers who helped! Time to see what the cameras collected👀

While half the team were living it up at #GlastonburyFestival this weekend the animals were having their own party! 🦊 🎊 🥳 #GlastonburyFestival @zslofficial.bsky.social‬

Did you know that #Tawnyowls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees! An owls forward-facing eyes cannot move in their sockets, so they must turn their heads instead. This movement helps with finding + catching their prey! 📸 @barnescommon.bsky.social‬ #FunfactFriday #DYK @zslofficial.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday to this squirrel's fortunate getaway in 2022! We captured quite a bit of action on this camera of a juvenile fox chasing them, but the squirrels always managed to escape! 🐿️ 🦊#FoxofTheDay @chrisgpackham.bsky.social‬ @zslofficial.bsky.social‬

4) One of my favourites from previous library tours is the beautifully illustrated book on insects of Suriname by Marie Sibille Merian. I’m now thinking I need to come up with a research project that requires me to live in the library and devour all these incredible books! (5/5)

Happy Insect Week! 🪲 Check out all the wonderful things ZSL Research Fellow (and certified insect expert) Charlie Outhwaite is sharing across the week, and show these minibeasts some love 👇

On Thursday we deployed cameras in Queen's Wood! Funded by @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social & Friends of Queen's Wood, this is the first survey of the area since 2017! Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped with the survey, we're very excited to see what we will find! 🦔📸

Help wildlife in this heat by providing/checking water sources! Whether a pond, pool, or bowl, make sure its #hedgehog friendly! Place shallow, clean dishes of water & add small stones to give insects something to float on🪲 🦔 🐦 🐝💧 #WaterforWildlife @zslofficial.bsky.social

As part of #RefugeeWeek we celebrate our work with @hiasjcore.bsky.social, a befriending organisation that took part in the Refugia project 🤝 Through a series of creative games and workshops, they learned about our @londonhogwatch.bsky.social, State of the Thames, Instant Wild and Biobank projects 🦔

Last Wednesday we kicked off the Kingston National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey! A huge thanks to Kingston Council, everyone who helped with deployment & to all the garden volunteers making this possible! The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social 🦔💚

Last week we deployed our 1st #NHMP #cameratraps of the year in East London! A big thank you to ‪@ucl.ac.uk volunteers who braved the wind and rain, excited to see what we find! The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social‬ and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social‬ 🦔

#Badgers gather straw by walking backwards creating a large ball! 🦡 They then take the straw into their den for bedding, nice & cozy! We caught these amazing images of this unique behaviour in Kingston last year🦡 #DYK @badgertrust.bsky.social‬ @zslofficial.bsky.social #CameraTrapTuesday

Happy #VolunteersWeek 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Our work isn't possible without the amazing volunteers who help us deploy our cameras across #London! Their local knowledge and hard work has been critical in helping conserve #hedgehogs. The BIGGEST thank you!🦔 @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

Happy #WorldEnivronmentDay 🌍 #Hedgehogs require a variety of habitats, areas for foraging, nesting, & shelter! Their presence suggests a healthy ecosystem with good habitat and connectivity. By making the environment better for hedgehogs we make it better for wildlife! 🦔 @zslofficial.bsky.social

#DYK London has recorded over 365 species of bird? Here's a small selection we've encountered on our camera traps! 📸 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Kestrel & Jay @zslofficial.bsky.social‬ @rspb.bsky.social‬ ‪ @zslscience.bsky.social‬ @btobirds.bsky.social‬

Happy #GardenWildlifeWeek 🦔🐛 to celebrate this week check out some ideas to make your garden more wildlife friendly! Making your garden into a #hedgehog paradise also creates one for other wildlife too! @zslscience.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

POV: Rethinking your life decisions. 📸 Kingston, @RBKingston #CameraTrapTuesday