presumed cause, in particular gardening equipment, including disc scythes, robotic mowers
presumed cause, in particular gardening equipment, including disc scythes, robotic mowers
There are many dangers, of which we are often not even aware, which threaten the safety or even the lives of hedgehogs. Many hazards can be easily recognised and – often with only little effort – avoided or removed, if you look round your own garden and neighbourhood through a hedgehog’s eyes. We
Machinery and tools Mowers, strimmers, and edging shears Many hedgehogs are mutilated
Originally hedgehogs must have lived in woods with a diversity of natural cover which offered both shelter and prey items. They then adapted to changes in the countryside caused by human intervention. Good hedgehog habitat is very varied. Nest sites under hedges and bushes are just as
outskirts – hedgehogs are subject to a great variety of hazards such as strimmers, mowers
A naturally designed garden provides hedgehogs with invertebrates to eat and places to shelter and nest. The garden can very easily be made into an attractive haven for many small animals and by not cleaning up too thoroughly, it can be maintained as habitat for Hedgehog and Co.
So leave the edges of the garden under bushes and hedges and only mow them, best
