The species are officially classed as vulnerable to extinction in the UK.
Hedgehog rescuers in north-west England have said they are in crisis due to the number of admissions they are receiving, with many having to turn animals away.
Claire is currently looking after 10 hedgehogs, including five baby hoglets, at her home in Lancashire."They were so malnourished and small for their age, they needed to be hand fed every four hours for a week," she said. However, the charity said during the summer months a number of other regional hedgehog rescue centres had to decline further admissions due to lack of capacity.
"This year has seen a high volume of juvenile hedgehogs coming in with very heavy burdens of internal parasites," she said. "We need 30% of the UK set aside for wildlife by 2030," Alan Wright, head of Campaigns and Communications, said."A pile of dead vegetation is a perfect habitat for a hedgehog to snuffle under and avoid the weather, maybe hibernate over winter."
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