SWCC - Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital

07/09/2025

🚨 This is it! Last chance! 🚨
Pledge deadline: TODAY at 23:00h

We need pledges of £100 or more from individuals and businesses to unlock our place in the Big Give Christmas Challenge.

💡 Remember: A pledge is not a donation today. It’s a promise, collected after Christmas, giving you time to save, while ensuring hedgehog care can be doubled in December.

Without pledges, the doubling cannot happen. With your pledge, hedgehogs get twice the food, medicine and shelter they need.

👉 Act now! Pledges close at 23:00h tonight!
https://community.biggive.org/s/pledge?campaignId=a05WS000005J4BVYA0

31/08/2025

Last Monday saw the arrival of little sonny who was found out during the day.

He should have still been with his mum but seems he lost his way. It was evident on his arrival he had been struggling to find food and water. Since being with us he has gained nearly 100g and is taking full advantage of the food.

We may have had some rain but the ground is still very dry, so please remember wildlife cannot turn on a tap so they really do rely on us for a helping hand in these dry spells.

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20/08/2025

🎟️ Raffle tickets are on sale NOW! 🎟️

Support SWCC Hedgehog Hospital and be in with a chance to win incredible prizes! All for just £1 per ticket! 🤩 https://swcc.sumupstore.com/product/2025-raffle

🌟 Top prizes include:

🐾 A Family Annual Pass to Shepreth Wildlife Park
🤎 A Capybara Experience at Shepreth Wildlife Park
🏅 A Gold Animal Sponsorship of your choice at the park
.. and many more exciting prizes to be won!

Every ticket helps care for our hedgehogs in need, and the more tickets you buy, the better your chances to win!

Don’t miss out! Grab your tickets today: https://swcc.sumupstore.com/product/2025-raffle 💙🦔

18/08/2025

Just one week to go for our Hedgehog Event*! 🦔

Saving wildlife starts at home 🤎 Come and join us on August 25th, 2025 at Shepreth Wildlife Park and find out everything you can do to help our wild neighbours 👉 https://www.facebook.com/events/618853904148872

Pop into the Education & Discovery Centre for a day of activities for all ages! Enjoy games, explore learning experiences, discover simple ways to help wildlife on your doorstep with the help of guest organisations, browse our Charity Stall and shop for SWCC goodies (including handmade items by our keepers and volunteers).

At 2:30 PM, join us for a special session with Hugh Warwick, renowned ecologist, author and passionate hedgehog advocate. Hugh will begin by interviewing a research student live from the Madagascar Ampasy Field Station, sharing insights into the vital lemur conservation work that the SWCC supports through fundraising. Following this, Hugh will deliver one of his always inspiring and fun talks on hedgehogs.

Discover how we can all live more harmoniously with the wildlife around us and take simple steps to make our shared world a better place for every living creature.

All funds raised will go to the SWCC Hedgehog Hospital 🤎🦔

*Standard admission prices apply.

Kind reminder: All activities and timings are subject to change without notice, depending on weather or other circumstances beyond our control.

15/08/2025

Dumbo on admission and Dumbo now 🥹🦔♥️

Dumbo has done so incredibly well. Weighing only 55g on admission and around a week old. To now weighing a whopping 650g. Dumbo is now ready for release pending a break in this extremely hot weather we are having.

Please remember to leave a shallow dish of water out for our wildlife. ♥️

09/08/2025

‼️Open to admissions‼️

The hospital is back open to new admissions. In the time we have been closed we have managed to release over 50 hedgehogs!

We are open 9 am - 5 pm if you find a hedgehog in need of help please give us a call on 07947361187.

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06/08/2025

Griffin is very pleased with the mess he made 😄

28/07/2025

🦔 Celebrate Hedgehog Event on August 25th at Shepreth Wildlife Park! Because saving wildlife starts at home.

Join us for a special day* dedicated to our spiky little neighbours! https://www.facebook.com/events/618853904148872

We're raising awareness about hedgehog conservation and fundraising for the SWCC - Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital, which rescues and rehabilitates hundreds of injured or orphaned hedgehogs every year.

🎯 Games & activities for all ages: Learn how to help hedgehogs and why recycling matters.

🎁 Charity Stall: Support SWCC Hedgehog Hospital by purchasing hedgehog-themed goodies (including some handmade items by our zookeepers and volunteers!)

📚 At 2:30 PM, join us for a special session with Hugh Warwick, renowned ecologist, author and passionate hedgehog advocate. Hugh will begin by interviewing a research student live from the Madagascar Ampasy Field Station, sharing insights into the vital lemur conservation work that the SWCC supports through fundraising. Following this, Hugh will deliver one of his always inspiring and fun talks on hedgehogs.

This is a great chance to discover how small actions at home can make a big difference for local wildlife and to support the work of the SWCC Hedgehog Hospital.

*Standard admission prices apply.

Kind reminder: All activities and timings are subject to change without notice, depending on weather or other circumstances beyond our control.

25/07/2025

On Tuesday we said goodbye to one of our hand rears, Merlin. Merlin came to us with his siblings Serin, Woodie and Goldie after his nest was disturbed and mum had ran off.

Good luck out there little man ♥️🦔

We are starting to run low on tins of cat and dog food. These hedgehogs are really eating us out of house and home!!

Any donations of tins of wet cat and dog food would be greatly appreciated. Ideally meat and jelly based or loaf.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/10YC81KWYR2TS?ref_=wl_share

Thank you!

23/07/2025

⚠️ PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION! ⚠️

Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 👉 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/709054

Hedgehogs are listed as Near Threatened, facing dangers from habitat loss, road accidents, predation and intentional harm. The RSPCA recorded a rise in abuse cases, including beating, killing and mutilation, between 2011-20. These animals deserve stronger protection.

Adding hedgehogs to Schedule 5 would provide vital legal safeguards that acknowledge their vulnerable status and declining numbers. This protection would deter offenders, raise awareness about their conservation and clearly state that harming hedgehogs is unacceptable.

We call on the UK to prioritize adding hedgehogs to Schedule 5.

Sign this petition today to help protect hedgehogs. Together, we can make a difference and ensure their survival for generations to come.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/709054

Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to give them greater protection and help save the species from total extinction. We think hedgehogs should be given the same level of protection as other British Wildlife.

19/07/2025

Haggis is one of the 4 hoglets rescued from the Audley end miniature railway museum 🚂

All little ones are doing amazing and have tripled in size since coming in a month ago. ♥️🦔