How to attract hedgehogs and create them habitats?

[N0z]

Hey im just wondering is there anyway to attract hedgehogs to your garden ? and is there anything you can do so they have a nice little habitat ? like log piles or something ?

thanks

[CharlieCreek]

There are lots of things that you can do to help attract hedgehogs, the basics ones are the ones that will help all wildlife:

Have some log piles rotting down
Leave areas to go wild.. eg.g. long grass and 'weed species'.
Plant some shrubs or even better a small hedge instead of a fence.
Have a shallow sided pond.

Avoid pesticides and netting in the garden.

You can leave out water (not milk), and some food; peanut nibs, sunflower hearts, sultanas, mealworms, dog biscuits.

If you wanted to go the whole 'hog' then you could put a hog home and a feeding station into the garden.

[N0z]

Originally Posted by CharlieCreek

There are lots of things that you can do to help attract hedgehogs, the basics ones are the ones that will help all wildlife:

Have some log piles rotting down
Leave areas to go wild.. eg.g. long grass and 'weed species'.
Plant some shrubs or even better a small hedge instead of a fence.
Have a shallow sided pond.

Avoid pesticides and netting in the garden.

You can leave out water (not milk), and some food; peanut nibs, sunflower hearts, sultanas, mealworms, dog biscuits.

If you wanted to go the whole 'hog' then you could put a hog home and a feeding station into the garden.

Wow you made me realize my garden is already very good for hedgehogs , i have lots of log piles, i have really long grass (lol), i have lots of weeds in my garden, (whats a shrub ?) at night the slugs and snails come out like you've never seen them before, i mean theres hundreds literally and i have a nice pond for them to go drink out of. i just quickly googled hedgehog home and it came up with this http://images.naturalcollection.com/...hog%20Home.jpg which imo just looks amazing and the best thing about it is it looks completely natural !

[pattie may]

The most inportant thing you need is to make sure that hedgehogs can get into your garden.

Make sure that you have a gap somewhere under your fence or side gate. It doesn't need to be a huge hole. Hedgehogs can sqeeze under the smallest of gaps. The gap under my fence is about three inches high.

I saw the first hedgehog in my garden when I put up a large bird feeding station about three or four years ago. It was eating the fallen seed. After that I bought hedgehog food and I haven't looked back. During the dry weather in May I picked up and identified nine! They are eating me out of house and home but who cares I love them.

[N0z]

Originally Posted by pattie may

The most inportant thing you need is to make sure that hedgehogs can get into your garden.

Make sure that you have a gap somewhere under your fence or side gate. It doesn't need to be a huge hole. Hedgehogs can sqeeze under the smallest of gaps. The gap under my fence is about three inches high.

I saw the first hedgehog in my garden when I put up a large bird feeding station about three or four years ago. It was eating the fallen seed. After that I bought hedgehog food and I haven't looked back. During the dry weather in May I picked up and identified nine! They are eating me out of house and home but who cares I love them.

good to hear