Roundhill Hogs

I was really pleased to see the article in the Stn on Hedgehogs this week giving really great advice and informative information.
I have been thinking about writing to the Stn for some time and as it’s National Hedgehog week, 7th May. I would like to share some local news.
I live on Roundhill Close and we are very lucky to have a number of Hedgehogs that live and breed here, I have been feeding them for 20 years as have other neighbours and we now have a new hedgehog feeder in the Close that will strengthen the number of people looking out for them.
I have a hog family that has found its own home in a cosy corner of the garden this is used year after year and another single hog that has moved into the hedgehog house.
I put out small sized hard hedgehog food and fresh water every night, it’s very difficult to tell how many come but I can identify six by size and some slight colour differences but also they can come back later! They are very comical to watch with their squabbles and territory claims but also watching them sniffing out the grubs, slugs etc people forget that they help your garden by getting rid of pest that come out at night.
Some sad news is that one was run over in the close a couple of weeks ago, so I would ask all my neighbours who are driving at night to keep an eye out for the hogs running across the road, even losing one hog especially of breeding age will have an enormous impact on their ability to keep breeding, as the previous article said ‘they are vulnerable to extinction’ we don’t want to lose these wonderful little creatures from our world so if possible we need to think about how we can give them access to natural food sources. We all understand that parking is an issue for most busy families, so the first thought is to do away with the front garden and replace with tarmac, stone, paving but we can leave some low level piece of garden to give them a chance of finding food. We also need more living space so our extensions block any possibility of them getting into your garden at the back but if you do have a gate, access for them can be made by making a small entry through your gate or if not an entry can be made at the bottom of your fence panels to enable them to move from garden to garden. 
It’s also great for your children to learn about hedgehogs to help the next generation look after them and help these little harmless mammals survive, especially if you have an outdoor camera that can show them the antics they get up to while we are all sleeping! 
Hoping for a better future for our little friends ?
Roundhill Hogs