European hedgehog
These beloved spiny mammals come out at night to hoover up beetles, worms and other invertebrates.
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Gloucestershire's hedgehogs
Hedgehogs used to be a familiar and well-loved visitor to our gardens, but there's been a startling decline of 95% since the 1950s. On this page you can find out more about these spiky mammals and what you can do to give them a helping hand.
Wild About Gardens- hedgehog download
Download your free gardening for hedgehogs guide to find out how you can welcome hedgehogs into your garden and surrounding areas, including plenty of helpful tips and fun activities.
Help save hedgehogs this winter
Want to help make a difference to hedgehogs in your area? Find out the best ways to help our spikey friends and help them have a warm and comfortable winter.
12 Days Wild
Take part in The Wildlife Trusts' 12 Days of Wild Christmas! We're encouraging everyone to spend 12 Days Wild this year, and get outdoors during the festive period. Sign up and we'll give you lots of advice and tips to help you to take part.
Community Action
Take action for wildlife wherever you are all year round. Together we can help nature and wildlife recover!
Community fundraising
Information, tips and ideas for people thinking about fundraising for Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Wild Working Days
Wild Work Days are a fantastic way of getting some or all of your team members out into one of our incredible local nature reserves and supporting our land management team with a variation of practical tasks such as tree planting, woodland management, coppicing and scrub control.
Community Action: Local Groups
The community groups acting for nature in Gloucestershire.
How to check your bonfire for hedgehogs
We can all take steps to protect hedgehogs on bonfire night. Follow our 4 steps to make sure you keep hedgehogs safe.
Are you ready for 30 Days Wild?
This year it will be Tess’ very first 30 Days Wild. While GWT’s Communications Manager is definitely not a wildlife expert like most of the team (she spends most of her days emailing colleagues …