The People’s Trust for Endangered Species has written to highlight that their survey shows that “hedgehogs have declined by a third in the UK over the last ten years and by as much as half in some regions”.
There is an ongoing campaign known as “Hedgehog Street” which is making progress but there is still much more to be done.
The reasons for the decline are given as poor hedgerows, larger agricultural fields, use of pesticides, and busier roads.
It is especially important to restore hedgerows to provide shelter and for field margins and grasslands to be sensitively managed.
For more information, please log on to:http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/
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