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Simple thing everyone with a garden can do to help hedgehogs in the summer (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)

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Everyone cherishes the sight of a wee black-nosed hedgehog pottering about in their garden - yet many remain oblivious to the challenges these prickly creatures face during the summer months.

While we humans may grumble about the heat, we have the luxury of fans, chilled pints or a refreshing plunge in the pool to keep us cool. In contrast, wild hedgehogs encounter two primary difficulties - a scarcity of succulent insects to feast upon and a lack of cool water bodies to frolic in.

The majority of hedgehogs are born in June and July, and according to Hedgehog Street, the charmingly named baby hedgehogs, or hoglets, are making appearances in back gardens nationwide.

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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have one living in my tiny back garden! It's a big fat-ass haha! I made a place to live in with bricks and covered it with pruning waste and I have a bowl I fill with water. I saw it walking back and forth collecting leafs so I know it's still living there :) Also I don't have any snails anymore, which used to ruin all my plants. Thanks buddy!

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

Leave out a dish of water. And maybe some wet dog food if you feel like it (no gravy).