hogwatch
Jointly funded by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and PTES and run in collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London, HogWatch was the biggest survey of hedgehogs undertaken in Great Britain. Its aim was to establish where hedgehogs are present and where they are absent.
Of the twenty thousand records that were collected, 75% of sites had hedgehogs present (ranging from 83% in the East of England and North East regions to 41% in London). Hedgehog distribution in England and the Welsh borders shows a clear east-west division, supporting the findings from our Mammals on Roads survey.
We are still collecting records so if you have any hedgehog sightings you can record them at www.hogwatch.org.uk. From the HogWatch homepage you can also download a free hedgehog screensaver, factsheet and hog-friendly gardening information.
You can read the full HogWatch report here.
