Pickering Hedgehog Rescue. 077 1701 3723

23/02/2025

We see horrific injuries from strimmers every year in the rescue. Most, unfortunately have become badly infected and/or riddled with maggots. The poor hedgehogs can suffer a long time before they are eventually found and PTS or die. Please always check for hedgehogs first. Some horrific wounds can be treated and the hedgehogs can recover if found early enough but a quick check before you strim is the best option.

As we start tidying up our gardens in preparation for spring, let's be mindful of hedgehogs who are hidden from sight! 🦔

This is the first strimmer-related injury RSPCA Stapeley Grange has seen this year, and unfortunately, it's likely not the last. Before reaching for the strimmer or mower, please check for resting hogs.

Your quick and careful actions can make all the difference if you encounter an injured hedgehog. Here's how you can help: https://bit.ly/4alaQrF

06/02/2025

A big thank you to everyone that donated some food for the hogs, both wet and dry, gloves, blue roll, printer ink, paper etc. We go through so much in the rescue and any donations are such a great help.

29/01/2025

If you would like to help support the rescue we always need food for the hedgehogs. Some specialist foods are very expensive and only used on very sick hedgehogs. Perhaps you could get together with friends, family or people at work and buy some together. We have just updated our Amazon wish list. This is a guide to the types of food we use. It could be cheaper elsewhere so please check first, also tins are much cheaper than pouches. Thank you for your continued support.

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01/01/2025

Happy New Year from us all at Pickering Hedgehog Rescue, thank you for your continued support. Photo of Bruce who is out on foster to gain weight.

04/12/2024

Derek watching me in the rescue!

01/12/2024

This will be our last week for any donations of food/newspapers etc to be dropped at the rescue until the new year. We cannot accept any donations after this week until January. We have just under 30 hedgehogs in our care to fatten up. If you have any donations please drop them off asap. We are closed to new admittances but still running in the background. Many thanks for your support.

01/12/2024

Reggie and Hope were released last night to a garden where they will be support fed and have houses. This is Hope later in the night collecting nesting material to line the already full box. Reggie is in the other box.
This is Hope's first night back in the wild and she has adjusted automatically to life back in the wild.

01/12/2024

29/11/2024

Our volunteer fundraising team of Brenda and Anita will be at Crayke Village Market on Sat 30 Nov for their Xmas Fair. It promises to be a great event and runs from 10.30 to 1.30. The bacon butties and cakes are worth a visit too!

In December Brenda and Anita will be indoors (thankfully) at Hovingham Market (10.30 - 1.30 Sat 7th and Sat 21st Dec).

Please support them if you can by paying them a visit to pick up some great handmade gifts as well as stationery. All proceeds from our stalls come to Pickering Hedgehog Rescue. 077 1701 3723

Don't forget we also have handmade gifts on sale at The Artisan Market at Wath Court Home of Handmade, just outside Hovingham.

Brenda and Anita are retiring from the fundraising at the end of this year so please help make their last few events as successful as possible.

27/11/2024

Derek update. Look how handsome he is now! Spines and a fluffy tummy !❤️🦔

27/11/2024

Shared from another rescue,
In Defence of Hedgehogs 🦔

25/11/2024

Evie and Flo, two of our young volunteers have had a cake sale to raise funds for the rescue. Well done girls and a big thank you to you and everyone that supported you. They have raised a very impressive £215:19!

18/11/2024

Long overdue update on Derek, apologies! The volunteers that have not seen him for a week can’t believe how he has changed…. He still has little patches where his skin is not 100% but he is looking very handsome again.

14/11/2024

The cakes are in the oven and the handmade gift stocks are being replenished ready for our fundraising event at Wombleton on Saturday. The raffle and tombola prizes are fantastic again this year as well! Come along and support our volunteer team of fundraisers.

13/11/2024

07/11/2024

Great night at
The Sun Inn.
Thank you everyone, we raised £330:00!

07/11/2024

If you can't make our fundraising events in Nov and Dec then visit Wath Court Home of Handmade just outside Hovingham, where some of our handmade items are on sale in their indoor Artisan Market. All proceeds from the sale of these items comes to Pickering Hedgehog Rescue. 077 1701 3723. There are lots of great crafts on sale from other artisans too so well worth a visit.