Gardening experts are urging people in Sussex and beyond to help hedgehogs ahead of National Hedgehog Day (Sunday, February 2).

Depending on their body weight, the length of winter hibernation can vary, but any hedgehog out in the day is almost always ...

Your challenge, if you have a garden, is to make it part of a ‘hedgehog highway’ by making a hole about the size of a CD case (remember them?) at the bottom of your fence*, or a similar sized small ...

Hedgehogs only arrived on Uist – a chain of islands that includes Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist – around 50 years ago when four were introduced by a gardener who hoped they would eat ...

Q: What do the zoo's four-toed hedgehogs eat? Four-toed hedgehogs are carnivorous animals, so the Tulsa Zoo feeds them a special insectivore pellet diet and adds in cut-up fruits and vegetables.

Some creatures hibernate or migrate, but some (like us) stick out the harsh weather. Food is scarce and these animals can ...

or stop feeding and focus on natural sources of seeds and berries. Tidy gardens are less likely to attract rats as they provide less cover, but bear in mind that this could harm other wildlife, such ...

When darkness falls, your garden becomes a feast for hungry pests. One everyday food hero promises to protect your blooms ...

And we can all give them a helping hand this winter as they battle extreme cold temperatures across the UK and refuse to hibernate like frogs and hedgehogs ... one feeding point in your garden ...