We have set up a new Hedgehog Project to help our local hedgehogs survive and thrive. The aims of the project are:
To monitor local population numbers by recording sightings in Tideswell and the surrounding area.
To encourage our current hedgehog population to thrive by sharing information with local residents.
You can read more about our Hedgehog Project and advice on helping our local hedgehogs on the main page here.
This page shares all the sightings seen by local residents over the last year.
Have you seen a hedgehog this year?
Please send any sightings or evidence of hedgehogs in Tideswell and our surrounding communities to TDEG’s new Hedgehog Champion, Jane. Jane is a local resident and member of TDEG with a passion for these friendly mammals.
Contact Jane by email at hedgehogs@tdeg.org.uk .
Jane would like to hear about sightings either in your garden, or on local roads and paths, or anywhere in the local area. Sightings could be of living or deceased animals; signs such as poo, footprints, or hogs hibernating in nests; or evidence of feeding and sounds (mainly during the mating season). Please provide as much information as you can in your email, including the site location and the time of your sighting. Jane will be interested in all the details.
We have created this map to show the locations of hedgehogs in our area. All the specific details you send us will be kept confidential if you prefer. But if your sighting is in your own garden, on public land or a public highway, or you have the landowners’ permission, and you are happy to share the location, please include a specific address or grid reference and we will add it to the map below.
The map indicates where all hedgehog sightings and other evidence of hedgehog activity have been seen in the last year. You can zoom in to see your area in more detail, or pan around to check surrounding communities.
If you hover over each hedgehog icon, it will tell you if this is a live sighting or some other evidence of the animals in that area.
