Over the past week, I have had my trail cameras out in the front garden in the hope to capture our local vixen or even a badger. However, the cameras picked up something out of the ordinary, a hedgehog!
The last time we saw a hedgehog in our garden was back in 2016, which can be seen here: https://appletonwildlifediary.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/hedgehog/
The timing of this hedgehogs appearance couldn’t be timed better as it’s Hedgehog awareness week
- Hedgehogs are lactose intolerant
- They have over 5000 spikes
- Hedghogs can live for up to 10 years but the average life spam is 3 years
- A group is called an array
- Hedgehogs can travel up to 2 miles each night
- They typically have 5 young, also known as hoglets
Appleton Wildlife Diary by Alex White 
An array of hedgehogs. That’s a new one. I need to get a trail cam. I love seeing the photos and videos people get with them.
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Trail cameras are a great way of seeing what’s around, especially at night
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So exciting to find a hedgehog visitor! I’m wondering if their average lifespan is that short because so many die on our roads, or if that is genuinely how long they naturally live. Any thoughts?
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Lots die on the road but they also get diseases and many die through lack of food. I suppose much the same as many wild animals
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Thanks for your reply 🙂
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