Hedgehog hibernation isn’t as simple as we thought - surprising new findings reveal a smarter survival strategy 🦔👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/research-hibernation-patterns #HedgehogStreet is a joint campaign by us and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

🦔 Something small is coming… with a big impact. Hedgehog Awareness Week 2026 (3rd – 9th May) is almost here — and we’re inviting you to be part of it. Get ready to take the Hedgehog Pledge 💚 Seven simple actions. Real change for hedgehogs. #HedgehogWeek #ComingSoon

It's #BritishScienceWeek & this year's theme is 'Curiosity.. what's your question?' If you've got questions about #hedgehogs, our website is a great place to start! 🦔 Learn all about hedgehogs, how they have evolved & how we can help them thrive 👇 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/how-well-do-...

Today is International Women's Day 🌍️ As a female-led charity, we're proud to work with many incredible women, including scientists, ecologists and hedgehog advocates all over the world - today we're celebrating them all 🙌 #IWD #InternationalWomensDay 📹 Lesley Sharp

⭐️ Competition time!! ⭐️ World Book Day is all about getting EVERYONE reading - so comment & tell us about your favourite hedgehoggy book & we'll pick a winner at random to receive a copy of Let's Explore Hedgehogs 🦔 📚️ 🦔 📚️ This prize has been kindly donated by @siskikalla.bsky.social 💚

📢 Calling all creatives! Design a T-shirt for Hedgehog Awareness Week! 📢 Hedgehog Awareness Week is back from 3–9 May 2026, and we want you to design a t-shirt to help spread the word 🦔 👕 Let your imagination run wild & help hedgehogs thrive! 🌿 🔗 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/competition-...

It's #WorldWildlifeDay & of course, we're celebrating #hedgehogs! 🦔 💚 🌎 We believe protecting wildlife is the key to a balanced and thriving planet - & helping hedgehogs is a good place to start! Read & share to help hedgehogs across the UK 👇 buff.ly/3S1upQh #WWD26 📷 Christopher Morgan

Tomorrow is #WorldWildlifeDay & we'd like you to think about what you can do to help wild #hedgehogs to thrive in the UK 👉 buff.ly/3QwOT24 Conserving nature isn’t just a choice—it’s a necessity. Let’s work together to create a nature-positive future! 🌱🦔 #WWD2026

📢 Job opportunity📢 We’re looking for a part-time administrator to join our busy office team in South Shropshire! If you’re: ✔️ Organised ✔️ Reliable ✔️ Passionate about wildlife ...this could be the perfect role for you! 🦔 Apply before 6 March👉 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/job-opportun...

Please #sharetomakeaware 💚

Stay sharp & show your love for hedgehogs! 👕 💚 🦔 Check out our latest design – plus this weekend it’s FREE POSTAGE 👇 buff.ly/TMGp4I8 Every sale supports the charity's work✅

Love wildlife? Great with admin? Join our team & help support our conservation work across the UK. 🦔 We need a confident part-time administrator to help with the smooth running of the charity at our office, based in Clee Hill. 📥 Find out more & apply: www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/job-opportun...

Did you know...? It's not too late to Go Wild for Hedgehogs...? 🦔 Choose a patch of garden today & simply let it go wild! We’ll take you on a journey through the seasons, with tips & what to look for! 👉 buff.ly/SClmjws #HedgehogStreet is run jointly with @ptes-org.bsky.social

Searching for a Mother's Day gift? We've got it covered! 🩷 💐 🎁 🦔 👀 Take a look... 🧣 shop.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/product/mint... 🧴 shop.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/product/wren... 🛍️ shop.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/product/wren... All profits support our conservation work 🦔 💚

💩🧪Fed up with #sewage? Frustrated by pollution? Sick of the state of our rivers? Us too. Now tell your MP: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/clean... Today we join over 40+ nature groups launching #CleanWaterNow, pushing the UK Government to ensure the Water Bill is what our rivers really need.

Clean water can’t wait. The Government must take action now for nature and people.

We’re gathering data on #hedgehogs and the potential dangers of cattle grids – and we need your help. Look out for cattle grids when you’re out and about – and make a note of five key things! Become a Ramp Ranger today 👉 buff.ly/3PYC3Jx 🗺️🌳🪵 📷 🦔 #conservation

Hedgehog Champions - check your inbox for your #HedgehogStreet enews! 🦔📧 This month, we're talking about RAIN ☔️ & the impact it can have on hedgehog hibernation patterns. Not a #HedgehogChampion?👉 buff.ly/qvbysIq 📷 Bridget Lapworth & #HedgehogStreet - jointly run run by us & @ptes-org.bsky.social

We’re looking for a friendly, organised part-time administrator to join our onsite team 🦔 If you’d love to use your admin skills to support wildlife conservation (and help hedgehogs!), we’d love to hear from you. Apply👇 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/job-opportun...

Help hedgehogs with a single CLICK! 🦔💚 Share this simple tip to make your garden #wildlife friendly & safer for our beloved hedgehogs 🦔 #SundayShare

Did you know...? ❓ Hedges are MUCH better for wildlife than fences? Hedges can provide shelter & food for wildlife, nesting places for birds, & vital cover for hedgehogs - PLUS they connect the environment so wildlife can access enough habitat to thrive! 🪹 🦔 🐝 Find out more 👉 buff.ly/4dc8GxJ

📣 We’re recruiting! We’re looking for a part-time administrator to join our team in our Clee Hill office! Support our mission to protect the UK’s native hedgehogs & use your skills to help wildlife thrive 🦔 Apply now 👇 buff.ly/h2I8KVE

This #WildlifeWednesday, watch & share our short, animated film The Littlest Hoglet! 👉 buff.ly/vuYw2NV Winner of the 2025 People’s Choice award at the Smiley Charity Film Awards, it's an adorable way to learn about #hedgehogs 🦔

Love #wildlife, but lacking motivation? 💤 🦔 Did you know that letting your garden grow wild with long grass, leafy corners & log piles is a brilliant way to help #hedgehogs & encourage all their favourite foods...? 🐛 🪲 🪱 Find out more👉 buff.ly/3Mv2rco 📹 the_rickety_shed

This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware! 🦔 🥅 🫛 Always ensure garden and sports netting is put away after use - or raised at least 30cm off the ground so hedgehogs can pass safely underneath! #ShareSunday #SundayShare

This #Valentines Day - show some love for hedgehogs 🦔 ❤️ Why not take a look at your garden and plan how you can make it a haven for wildlife to fall in love with this spring & beyond? buff.ly/4dc8GxJ 🦔 🪲🍂 🐸 🪱

Did you know... self-anointing - spreading saliva all over their spines - is an activity only hedgehogs do! 🦔 While the jury is still out on the exact reasons behind it, it is often triggered by new smells & tastes which cause them to produce lots of frothy saliva! 📹 Kimberly Nicholls #FridayFact

Today is International Darwin Day 🧠 It's all about being inspired to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth - so why not take some time to learn some new facts about our favourite spiny mammals ? 🦔 buff.ly/A0TZqPX

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬 🌱 🧪 As a female-led charity, we're proud to work with many incredible women, including scientists, ecologists and hedgehog advocates all over the world - today we're celebrating them all 🙌 #womeninstem #womeninscience #wildlifewednesday

Want to help our efforts to ensure the #hedgehog, the UK’s only spiny mammal, remains a familiar part of British life? 🦔 You can join the BHPS & become a supporter online, via post or over the phone! 🌐 ✉️📞 ➡️ buff.ly/3LYeGNY ⬅️

Help hedgehogs with a #SundayShare 🦔 💚 Love wildlife? Pass on this quick garden tip to help protect our beloved hedgehogs and create a safer space for them 🦔

Shopping for a special someone...? 💝 This year, say it with #HEDGEHOGS 🦔 💌 💘 Check out our adorable hedgehog sweaters, hoodies, t-shirts & bags & more👇 hedgehogsocietystore.co.uk Every sale supports our hedgehog conservation work in the UK 💚 #valentines #charitygift #charityshop #shopping

Looking for a special gift for a special someone...? 💝 This year, say it with #HEDGEHOGS 🦔 💌 💘 Our online shop has #hedgehog-themed gifts of all shapes & sizes - including jewellery shop.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/product-cate... #valentines #charitygift #charityshop #shopping #giftguide #hint

👀 🦔 In partnership with @ptes-org.bsky.social, we're leading the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme, surveying #hedgehogs across the UK & we need volunteers! Winter is the perfect time to help us sort through images taken on our NHMP trail cameras 👉 www.nhmp.co.uk 📷 NHMP

It's #NationalHedgehogDay🦔 ...and while many believe it to be about groundhogs really, we're celebrating #hedgehogs native to the UK (Erinaceus europaeus)! It's still hibernation season for 'hogs, but there's lots we can do for our favourite spiny mammals... 👀 👉 buff.ly/VrIfml2

Help hedgehogs with a single CLICK! 🦔 💚 One small change in your garden can make a big difference for hedgehogs. Share this simple tip and help keep them access vital garden habitat 🦔 #SundayShare

If you’d like to help protect the future and welfare of hedgehogs native to the UK - a gift in your Will can really make a difference. ❤️ 🦔 To find out more about leaving a legacy, please visit www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaving-a-le...

Hedgehog Champions - check your inbox for the first #HedgehogStreet enews of 2026! 🦔💚 📧 Get inspired for a hoggy 2026 plus news on Hedgehog Street's birthday 🎂 Not already a Hedgehog Champion? 👉 buff.ly/qvbysIq 📷 Paul Wyer & #HedgehogStreet - a joint campaign run by us & @ptes-org.bsky.social

Want to help our efforts to ensure the #hedgehog, the UK’s only spiny mammal, remains a familiar part of British life? 🦔 You can join the BHPS online, via post or over the phone! 🌐 ✉️📞 ➡️ buff.ly/3LYeGNY ⬅️ #MondayMotivation

Help hedgehogs with a single CLICK! 🦔 💚 Share this simple tip to make your garden #wildlife friendly & safer for our beloved hedgehogs 🦔 #SundayShare

Today is National Reading Day - and we're celebrating #hedgehogs in literature! 📖 🦔 📚 From Shakespeare to Pam Ayres - these amazing prickly mammals have featured in books & poetry for centuries! What's your favourite #hedgehog book? #FridayFact

Government quietly released a report today on measures taken under the Habitats Regulations between 2019-2024. It shows water pollution & climate change are driving wildlife decline, yet protections are being weakened. Don’t let this report slip under the radar. Read it here 👉 buff.ly/YR3pSwH

Thanks to everyone who got involved in our NHMP spotting competition last month. 💚🦔📹We're pleased to announce that Roger Smith is the winner of a NatureSpy camera! You can still get involved👉 https://ow.ly/i8g550Y0FQC The NHMP is led by us & British Hedgehog Preservation Society

👀 🦔 In partnership with @ptes-org.bsky.social, we're leading the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme, surveying #hedgehogs across the UK using AI & volunteers! Help us sort through images taken on our specialist NHMP trail cameras from the comfort of home! 👉 www.nhmp.co.uk 📷 NHMP

Thanks to everyone who got involved in our NHMP spotting competition last month. 💚🦔📹 We're pleaseed to announce that Roger Smith is the winner of a @NatureSpy camera! You can still get involved👉 buff.ly/nGGJxlb National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme is led by us & @ptes-org.bsky.social

Our film The Littlest Hoglet is all about HEDGEHOGS - how our gardens can be dangerous places for wildlife and how to make them safer. 🍿 👀 🦔 🎬 Watch it here & share with your friends! 👉https://buff.ly/ycxF0vD 👈 #MondayMotivation

This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware! 🦔 👨🌾 🚫 Always check for #hedgehogs & other wildlife before using a mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer or garden fork! #ShareSunday #SundayShare

If you've recently bought, made or been given a #hedgehog house, make sure you put it somewhere #hedgehogfriendly! 🦔 🏚️ 🍂 Place it somewhere quiet, shady, sheltered & dry (eg, under a hedge or covered in a leafy corner) & you may get a visit from a hedgehog... 📷 Ross McEwan #WildlifeWednesday

The weather may be gloomy in January - but you can still do your bit for #wildlife! 🦔 Help us sort through images taken on specialist NHMP trail cameras – from the comfort of home! 👉 www.nhmp.co.uk In partnership with @ptes-org.bsky.social we're leading the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme

#GoWILDForHedgehogs this winter and pledge to make your garden a haven for the nation's favorite mammal 🦔💚 Find out more and get started 👇 www.hedgehogstreet.org/go-wild-winter Hedgehog Street is a joint campaign run by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.