Henbrook Hedgehog Rescue

09/10/2025

- TEMPORARILY CLOSED – Please message if you need advice 🦔

Sadly, I’ve had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close the rescue. I’ve been unwell over the past few weeks and need some time to rest and recover.

As much as I’d love to reopen right away, the rescue deserves my full energy and focus — and it wouldn’t be right to continue while I can’t give it my best.

Despite the challenges, we’ve still managed to help 74 hedgehogs this year! Here’s a little look back at some of the precious prickles we’ve been lucky enough to care for.

Thank you so much for your understanding and support. Take care, stay well, and we’ll be back before long.

With love,
Holly 🤎🦔

06/09/2025

- Toni - The difference a few weeks can make 🥹

Toni is growing so quickly, his prickles need to catch up with him 🤎🦔

01/09/2025

- Did You Know! - A great info graphic to save incase you ever come across a hedgehog in need 🤎🦔

Have you seen a you're worried about?
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Follow these simple first aid steps & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible.

https://buff.ly/2wodWgS

Don't delay - acting now can make a difference!

31/08/2025

- Out In The Day - Is an emergency 🚨 please don’t delay in getting them help. They need urgent medical attention 🚑

This poor hog is literally crying out for help. She’s had sc fluids and pain relief while he warms in the incubator. All I can do is make her comfortable and hope she’s strong enough to keep fighting, then we can start medication for her internal parasites when she’s stable 🤎🦔

Update - Unfortunately she got to us too late, she passed away early this evening 🌈

30/08/2025

- Thank You - Big thank you to Dawn for donating from our Amazon Wish List

If you’d like to help residents at Henbrook, every little bit of help is greatly appreciated and helps us to save our beloved hedgehogs - Thank you 🤎🦔

Amazon Wish list -

We regularly update our wish list with items needed for the rescue. We’ve added gift cards to our list which are a great help for when we need to purchase items we run out of at short notice.

https://tr.ee/7tMPUfmF9j

PayPal donation -

https://paypal.me/Henbrookhedgehog?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

Bank transfer -

Lloyds bank
Henbrook Hedgehog Rescue
Sort code - 30-99-50
Account - 67897263

I cannot express to exerting that follows us, my gratitude for the kindness you all show to not only the hogs but ourselves - we couldn’t do it without you! Thank you 🤎🦔

28/08/2025

- Dahlia - ‘Meet my new bed buddy. I’ve named him Big Boris’ 🕷️😳

Dahlia didn’t get the memo about being a solitary mammal and invited Big Boris in for a sleep over. We’ll just be leaving him safely under the net for Hedgehog Hubby to deal with.

Unless Dahlia fancy’s herself an afternoon snack 🤎🦔

(She does have a lid to her hutch. Servant is currently too scared for her life to put it back)

27/08/2025

- Behind The Scenes - Rescue takes its toll, a day I’ve been dreading. I cried all the way to the vets, then all the way home 🌈

I hope this is an educational post to help raise awareness, it is illegal to place a rat trap without a box or tunnel. Open traps do not discriminate and harm our precious hedgehogs, birds, pets, and other wildlife that may wander into the area.

Just leaving his Mum, this little one should be exploring a whole new world of foraging in the wild. A perfect little spikey ball of innocence caught up in one careless human mistake.

This 5 week hoglet deserved more. Sleep tight precious, you we’re loved 🌈🦔

26/08/2025

- Cosmos Graduation - Another of Summers babies is off to soft release 🥹

Stay safe precious 🤎🦔

25/08/2025

- Thank You - Little Toni would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us yesterday RSPCA Worcester and Mid - Worcestershire Branch Vegan Festival. We met so many wonderful people and raised an amazing £362.95 for precious prickles 🤎

Every donation and kind word helps us continue our mission—giving hedgehogs the chance to heal, thrive, and return to the wild. Thank you for being part of their journey 🤎🦔

25/08/2025

- Rose - Look at the difference after just 8 days 🥹

When Rose came in she was in such a bad shape, I was worried if she would make it. She’s not out of the woods yet but she’s put on a massive 225g!

This weather really is so hard on these little prickles, please continue to look out for those in need 🤎

Keep fighting precious 🤎🦔

22/08/2025

- Did You Know? - Hedgehogs won’t move at the sound of your garden machinery? 🌈

Tonight we had a call out to a young hedgehog in Alcester. Another victim with a strimmer injury. Unfortunately nothing could be done to save this little one.

His lovely finder tried to get help from a local vet who refused to see an animal that is suffering. Which is a breach of their duty of care under RCVS Professional Conduct.

Vets are legally expected to provide first aid and alleviate suffering when wildlife is brought in, even if they don’t specialize in wildlife 🌈💔