Wanted! Hedgehog warden

In 2008 Annie Parfitt set up a hedgehog hospital near Brimscombe in response to news that hedgehogs are dying out at a rate of about a fifth of the population every four years. Hedgehogs are now so threatened that they are on the British wildlife endangered list.

Annie and her team of volunteers have been raising money since then and have established a number of sheds to treat injured, sick, underweight and orphaned hedgehogs and hoglets. They have been able to save many hedgehogs before releasing them into the wild again. Now they want to raise more awareness locally and find out more about local hedgehog populations.

Annie is seeking a volunteer in each village to become a "hedgehog warden". Please contact Annie if you are interested on 01453 886424.

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