- Rescue groups warn “check before you chop”: hedgehogs nest in hedges, compost heaps and under sheds, and strimmers or moved sheds can injure or orphan them.
- Numbers are plummeting — Jersey’s group has seen only nine hedgehogs this year and both islands are caring for injured or orphaned babies.
- Easy ways to help: don’t move sheds until winter, carefully check before cutting or strimming, and leave out water during hot spells.
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