Hedgehogs travel 1-2 km each night but cannot climb garden fences or walls. A hedgehog highway is a 13 cm x 13 cm hole at the base of a fence or wall, roughly the size of a CD case. The Hedgehog Street campaign estimates that connecting just five gardens in a row doubles local hedgehog survival rates. Over 100,000 UK households have registered hedgehog highways since 2011.
Key takeaways
- A hedgehog highway is a 13 cm x 13 cm hole at the base of a fence or wall
- Hedgehogs roam 1-2 km per night and need connected gardens to survive
- Gravel boards are the biggest modern barrier to hedgehog movement
- One highway takes under 30 minutes to make with basic tools
- Connecting five gardens in a row doubles local hedgehog survival rates
- Over 100,000 UK households have registered highways via Hedgehog Street
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