A witch disguised as a hedgehog 4. Mrs Tiggy-Winkle changed the way the world felt about hedgehogs The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter ...

8. Hedgehogs can hibernate, but not all do. Which makes them one of only three mammals in Great Britain that hibernate (the other two being bats and dormice). 9. Hedgehogs are largely immune to ...

“The females are left with all the work,” says Sophie, “bringing up the hoglets.” A female usually gives birth to around four or five hoglets at a time and, because hedgehogs are generally ...

Stephen Powles is coming to the downland village of Leckhampstead to talk about hedgehogs and their habitat. Stephen was ...

Hedgehogs have been featured in children’s stories and computer games ... searching for food. All hedgehogs eat mostly insects, such as crickets, beetles, snails and earthworms, and sometimes ...

So Young Post spoke to Dr Michael Bradley, a vet from Stanley Veterinary Clinic, for a crash course on hedgehogs. Before we start, it’s important to know the difference between the hedgehog and ...