On 24/04/2022 10:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 24/04/2022 09:21, Tim Streater wrote:
>> On 23 Apr 2022 at 19:11:26 BST, Tim Lamb <tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In message <jcisu5FbfgiU1@mid.individual.net>, Tim Streater
>>> <timstreater@greenbee.net> writes
>> No point round here - nothing but badgers. I haven't seen a hedgehog
>> in all
>> the 12 years we've been here.
>>
> Since the save the badger campaigns, hedgehogs no longer inhabit Britain
>
That may be an exaggeration.

I've seen both dead by the roads around here. Judging by the spoor we
only get hedgehogs in the garden, but there are badger trails in the area.

I've seen neither alive.

Andy

On 24/04/2022 21:00, Vir Campestris wrote:
> On 24/04/2022 10:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 24/04/2022 09:21, Tim Streater wrote:
>>> On 23 Apr 2022 at 19:11:26 BST, Tim Lamb
>>> <tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In message <jcisu5FbfgiU1@mid.individual.net>, Tim Streater
>>>> <timstreater@greenbee.net> writes
>>> No point round here - nothing but badgers. I haven't seen a hedgehog
>>> in all
>>> the 12 years we've been here.
>>>
>> Since the save the badger campaigns, hedgehogs no longer inhabit Britain
>>
> That may be an exaggeration.
>
> I've seen both dead by the roads around here. Judging by the spoor we
> only get hedgehogs in the garden, but there are badger trails in the area.
>

Friends on the English/Welsh borders had 4 hedgehogs regularly visiting
their garden every night. However, their local Hedgehog charity had too
many underweight hogs at just before winter that wouldn't have survived
hibernation or a cold winter. They were looking for volunteers to over
winter many of them. Not necessary a cheap undertaking as it required
something like a heated shed and 4 months of food.

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On 24/04/2022 21:00, Vir Campestris wrote:
> On 24/04/2022 10:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 24/04/2022 09:21, Tim Streater wrote:
>>> On 23 Apr 2022 at 19:11:26 BST, Tim Lamb
>>> <tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In message <jcisu5FbfgiU1@mid.individual.net>, Tim Streater
>>>> <timstreater@greenbee.net> writes
>>> No point round here - nothing but badgers. I haven't seen a hedgehog
>>> in all
>>> the 12 years we've been here.
>>>
>> Since the save the badger campaigns, hedgehogs no longer inhabit Britain
>>
> That may be an exaggeration.
>
> I've seen both dead by the roads around here. Judging by the spoor we
> only get hedgehogs in the garden, but there are badger trails in the area.
>
> I've seen neither alive.
>
> Andy

Only thing I've seen alive or dead round here are badgers. And bloody moles

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On 25/04/2022 08:44, alan_m wrote:
> On 24/04/2022 21:00, Vir Campestris wrote:
>> On 24/04/2022 10:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 24/04/2022 09:21, Tim Streater wrote:
>>>> On 23 Apr 2022 at 19:11:26 BST, Tim Lamb
>>>> <tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In message <jcisu5FbfgiU1@mid.individual.net>, Tim Streater
>>>>> <timstreater@greenbee.net> writes
>>>> No point round here - nothing but badgers. I haven't seen a hedgehog
>>>> in all
>>>> the 12 years we've been here.
>>>>
>>> Since the save the badger campaigns, hedgehogs no longer inhabit Britain
>>>
>> That may be an exaggeration.
>>
>> I've seen both dead by the roads around here. Judging by the spoor we
>> only get hedgehogs in the garden, but there are badger trails in the
>> area.
>>
>
> Friends on the English/Welsh borders had 4 hedgehogs regularly visiting
> their garden every night. However, their local Hedgehog charity had too
> many underweight hogs at just before winter that wouldn't have survived
> hibernation or a cold winter. They were looking for volunteers to over
> winter many of them. Not necessary a cheap undertaking as it required
> something like a heated shed and 4 months of food.
>
>

This has just appeared on one of the groups I read - type in your
postcode for hedgehog holes/sightings in your area. I think the figures
at the bottom of the map are for the whole country.

https://bighedgehogmap.org/?fbclid=IwAR0xr7WXU34-E9fhEECmNOM-HIVhhzTMZBXzD9trLnbehq-k_SLmBllQ03M

or

https://tinyurl.com/2p9fspmx

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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> yes, next door's fence rattled after they replaced panels, until I cut some
> wedges and bashed them in while they were out, I've also seem metal clips, e.g.
>
> <https://amazon.co.uk/rattling-fences-protector/dp/B08L17QYH8>

I should probably give those a go: one concern is the panels changing shape
with temperature and humidity. Those springs look like they might expand to
take up the slack, while a wooden wedge might not.

Theo