Erecting a hedgehog friendly shed.

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  1. Oldcodger

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    Mods I deliberately did not post this in the hedgehog thread because I thought that it would get lost there and is more appropriate here in projects, but please move it if you disagree.

    My shed is over 50 years old, has 5 cm high rafters under the base, and I have sat these on house bricks spaced about 25 cm apart on a concrete base. I have moved house 4 times, the first time, unbeknown to me, there was a nest under it, presumably a hedgehog nest, the next 2 times, nothing, now for the last 20 years or so it has had a hedgehog nest under it, see pic. Presumably the scratches were made by the hoglets.

    Around November/December time I leave a pile of leaves nearby for hibernating.

    Last year my neighbour had seen 2 hedgehogs coming from my garden and one afternoon I saw one walking behind the shed looking like the back end of a bus, so perhaps it was pregnant as it appeared to be about 22 cm wide!
     

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    • pete

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      They used to nest under my shed but they dont seem to be around anymore.
      There are too many fences and foxes.
       
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        A long while ago I saw a film on tv of a hedgehog climbing over a fence, although the BHPS says hedgehogs don’t climb fences so maybe that was an oddity.
         
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          Harry the Hedgehog in our garden.
          I never thought this would happen as the garden is fenced in but there was one small gap.
          We had a few unusual black poo’s on the side of the pond ,still not convinced we put out some cat food …..that disappeared………could have been a cat…….
          Until we put the outside light on one night ,and there he was.
          Well I guess he will be very lonely unless there is another one which I doubt ,the best hope that its a she and she is pregnant.


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