Whether it’s from reading Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle or from encounters in our own gardens, many of us have a special place in our hearts for hedgehogs. But sadly, the mammals are having a bit of a hard time of late, with their numbers declining across the globe. So, what can we do to help them?
In this episode we catch up with Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen, a research associate at WildCRU, at the University of Oxford, or as she is otherwise known 'Dr Hedgehog'.
She tells us about the current state of hedgehog conservation, what she’s learnt from many years of studying them, and how we can make our gardens more hedgehog-friendly.
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