A hedgehog All new housing estates should come complete with “hedgehog highways” to reduce the number of the creatures being killed on the road. That
Hedgehog highways work by ensuring that there are gaps between garden fences, so that they can wander around an area without being drawn towards the dangers of the road., was moved to install a protected passageway for hedgehogs in her own back garden – and was almost immediately rewarded for her efforts.
“If there are no gaps or holes in fences, then that results in limited movement and isolated hedgehog populations – they need to be able to roam in order to find food, water, mates and a nesting site. “I make sure that I leave water and food out as well, because they’re always on the lookout [and can] become dehydrated,” the recently-elected councillor added.
While the DfT said at the time that the aim was to warn road users of the hazards posed by small creatures, it added that it was also designed to reverse a decline in wildlife numbers.
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