Are there any Hedgehogs in my Garden?

Why not build a tracking tunnel and find out?

It’s easy, affordable and fun, as we found out at a members workshop in February.

1. Download the instruction leaflet
2. Shell out for the necessary kit (we spent about £7)
3. Cut the board to size, prepare the base and form a tent-shaped tunnel
4. Make some hedgehog-safe ink (pure carbon powder in vegetable oil)
5. Apply the ink and a fix a couple of sheets of A4 paper to the board
6. Attach a dish of bait – hedgehog food , peanuts, sunflower seeds – definitely not milk, bread or fish
7. Put the tunnel in your garden alongside a fence, wall or other boundary and leave it alone overnight
8. Wait excitedly!
9. Inspect the paper for footprints and try to identify the creatures that made them – here’s an excellent guide that will help