hedgehog ..!

Day 308 #365DaysWild

Don't ever give up hoping.

The last record of a hedgehog here was in 2017. Seven years ago.

They are:

Killed on roads.

Poisoned with pesticides.

Blocked from roaming by our walls and fences.

Predated by badgers.

Killed with kindness by milk and bread..

Drowned in steep-sided ponds.

Emaciated.

Dehydrated.

Infested.

Readers of this blog will know I've got my hopes raised before but to no avail..........

Then this little fellah appeared on the camera in the Woodland Garden last night!

Just about as excited as a man can get!!!!

Welcome home spiky!!