Wild Hedgehog Rehabilitation Welfare

Hedgehog rehabilitation centres provide welfare interventions for injured and sick hedgehogs that often have high release success rates.

Key Facts

British Hedgehog Preservation Society maintains a network of trained rehabilitators across the UK
Common reasons for rehabilitation include flystrike, road injuries, lungworm and garden machine injury
Overwintered juvenile hedgehogs have good release survival rates with appropriate rehabilitation
Release back to a suitable local site with habitat connectivity is essential for post-release welfare
Rehabilitators provide both treatment and pre-release conditioning to prepare hedgehogs for the wild

Welfare Considerations

Hedgehog rehabilitation provides direct welfare benefits to individual animals who would otherwise die. Release into appropriate habitat with corridor connectivity maximises post-release welfare and survival.

What You Can Do

Contact BHPS to find your nearest hedgehog rehabilitator for injured animals
Support local hedgehog rescue organisations through donations or volunteer help
Ensure gardens have hedgehog highways connecting to wider habitat before releasing rehabilitated animals