Hilton Hedgehogs

Hilton Hedgehogs We are a hedgehog rescue who treat sick and injured hedgehogs in order to give them the best chance of survival when they are returned to the wild.

We work with local vets to achieve the best outcomes. We are based in the Appleby and Kirkby Stephen area. Hilton Hedgehogs is a hedgehog rescue run by Valerie Stamper and Ed Evans. We have always been interested in nature and had our first hands-on encounter with a hedgehog when we cared for a poorly hedgehog from our own garden through the winter 2023/24, under the advice of an experienced hedge

hog rehabilitator, successfully releasing it back into the wild when the weather improved. Realising that we could make a difference, we did the Vale Wildlife Hospital's "First Aid, Care and Rehabilitation of Hedgehogs" course. Since then, working with our local vets, we've successfully cared for and released several hedgehogs over this summer. Our local vets now keep us busy with a succession of poorly hedgehogs; vets can treat an injury but don't have the facilities to rehabilitate the hedgehog ready for release - which is where we take over! If you see a hedgehog that may need help please contact us via Messenger.

Thank you Tina Wragg for our lovely card! Thank you to everyone for your support in 2024 πŸ’• We remain open through Christ...
24/12/2024

Thank you Tina Wragg for our lovely card! Thank you to everyone for your support in 2024 πŸ’• We remain open through Christmas and New Year to new hedgehog patients. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas, Val and Ed x

This very poorly little girl has been rescued by a wonderful gentleman who spotted her curled up on the road as he drove...
22/12/2024

This very poorly little girl has been rescued by a wonderful gentleman who spotted her curled up on the road as he drove to work. He stopped his car, picked her up and called the vets, who called me and I met him at the roadside. She is very, very small, severely dehydrated and thin - its amazing that she has survived this long into winter. If you see a hedgehog out in the day it needs help (regardless of how big it is). Please don't walk on by or 'put it on a verge'. Please either call the vets, take it to the vets (hogs are a little prickly but will not bite you) or contact us directly. The quicker that they can reach us the greater their chance of survival. Please be the person that gives them that second chance x

Little Lloyd has had a real battle since arriving 3 weeks ago, but he's reaching the end of his meds and is now doing re...
17/12/2024

Little Lloyd has had a real battle since arriving 3 weeks ago, but he's reaching the end of his meds and is now doing really well. But he absolutely hates being weighed and tries his best to escape from the scales as quickly as possible! I have a couple of secs to see his weight before he's decided he's had enough and is off!🀣

Little Minnie is doing fantastically wellπŸ˜€and is proving to be a bit of a devil! She's full of beans, nosey, naughty and...
02/12/2024

Little Minnie is doing fantastically wellπŸ˜€and is proving to be a bit of a devil! She's full of beans, nosey, naughty and incredibly messy. She has tried numerous escape attempts and is at her happiest when she is fully involved in disrupting whatever it is that I'm doing! I have the pleasure of Minnie's company until the spring and I have a feeling its going to be a very long few months.......πŸ˜¬πŸ˜„

This is little Lloyd, who arrived at the weekend. He was found in a garden in Appleby, out in the day, by a lovely lady ...
26/11/2024

This is little Lloyd, who arrived at the weekend. He was found in a garden in Appleby, out in the day, by a lovely lady who gave me a bell. Lloyd is very little - too little to cope with the recent cold snap. He just ran out of time to get big enough to cope with winter. He was wet, cold, hungry and feeling very sorry for himself when he arrived but he's now tucked up in the warm ward. He's a cute little fella! πŸ’•

This wonderful sight in the top photo greeted me this morning and brought a tear of relief and happiness to my eyes! Lit...
19/11/2024

This wonderful sight in the top photo greeted me this morning and brought a tear of relief and happiness to my eyes! Little Minnie has been struggling over the past week. She hasn't been eating, wouldn't move from her bed and was losing weight rapidly (bottom photo). Investigations (including examination of her poo - yes I do that!) showed her meds had worked and gave me no clue to what was wrong. I tried every type of food I had to tempt her. Then I remembered another hedgehog rescuer telling me that she uses scrambled egg to kick-start their appetites..... I tried it last night...... and this was the result this morning! She ate the whole lot! And another bowl this aft! Well done Minnie!πŸ₯°

Morning all,This is little Minnie. Minnie has transferred to us from another busy rescue as we have the free bed space. ...
12/11/2024

Morning all,
This is little Minnie. Minnie has transferred to us from another busy rescue as we have the free bed space. She's a poorly little girl, with lungworm and roundworm, but she's quickly made herself at home in our "warm ward" and will get all the care she needs.

06/11/2024

Harry's growing up fast. His nesting skills are improving, though he always gets carried away and tries to take more leaves than he can actually carryπŸ˜†

Please, please, please check your bonfires this year. Or if you are going to an organised bonfire please be the one to a...
01/11/2024

Please, please, please check your bonfires this year. Or if you are going to an organised bonfire please be the one to ask them if they have checked it

πŸ“’ With the devastating news earlier this week that hedgehogs are now listed as 'near threatened' (i.e that they may become at risk of extinction in the near future) on the IUCN red list, it's more important than ever that we take measures to protect them.

If you're lighting a bonfire this year, please put hedgehogs – and other creatures that may see a pile of leaves, logs and branches as a cosy shelter – first.

Attending a bonfire? Share this advice with the organisers to help keep wildlife safe πŸ¦”

27/10/2024

Please think of wildlife during Halloween and the changing of the seasons πŸ‚πŸŽƒ

27/10/2024

Contrary to popular belief, hedgehogs don't eat many slugs and snails. They much prefer beetles, caterpillars, earthworms and earwigs. Harry discovered his first slug recently and, after much examination, he soon worked out that he really didn't want to eat the slimy critter! 😁 The slug had a bit of a hard time but eventually headed away to continue eating my plants!

19/10/2024

Our two little boy hoglets have moved into their outside lodgings - lots of fun and exploring to be done out here! πŸ˜„

This is little HarryπŸ˜€He's come to us from a hedgehog rescue near Keswick, which had run out of space. This cheeky little...
12/10/2024

This is little HarryπŸ˜€
He's come to us from a hedgehog rescue near Keswick, which had run out of space. This cheeky little hoglet will be boarding with us over the winter. He'll head back home to Keswick and freedom in the spring πŸ˜„

A new arrival at the weekend. This is Peg from Long Marton, named by the little girl whose lawn he was found on. He has ...
08/10/2024

A new arrival at the weekend. This is Peg from Long Marton, named by the little girl whose lawn he was found on. He has some nasty wounds to his back leg and tail and a lot of fly strike. He's occupying a bed in the warm 'ward' whilst we treat his injuries.

Our little autumn hoglet is doing really well now. His favourite pastime is sitting under his bridge like a little troll...
04/10/2024

Our little autumn hoglet is doing really well now. His favourite pastime is sitting under his bridge like a little troll 😁 This little chap will be with us throughout the winter as he is still very small and wont have gained the weight needed to make it successfully through hibernation. He'll head into one of our outside runs next week where he'll be well looked after until its time for him to head back into the wild in the spring πŸ˜€

Its been a rocky few days for our little hoglet but he's starting to show signs of being on the mend 😊 Lots of hot water...
29/09/2024

Its been a rocky few days for our little hoglet but he's starting to show signs of being on the mend 😊 Lots of hot water bottles, warm towels to sleep in, peace and quiet and a ready supply of food. He's slowly starting to explore his new, temporary, world. Thank you to everyone that donates their old newspapers - this is when we use lots of them! 😁

Just when we thought we'd said goodbye to our hoglets for this year, along comes this little one. Passed to us by the lo...
26/09/2024

Just when we thought we'd said goodbye to our hoglets for this year, along comes this little one. Passed to us by the local vets yesterday afternoon, this little hoglet was found cold, wet, hungry and covered in ticks by a dog walker in Appleby. We've managed to remove most of the ticks (25 so far!) and will hopefully get this little fella on the road to recovery.

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