Helping hedgehogs
Learn how to help hedgehogs home and record your hedgehog sightings.
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Himalayan balsam
As its name suggests, Himalayan balsam is from the Himalayas and was introduced here in 1839. It now an invasive weed of riverbanks and ditches, where it prevents native species from growing.
Volunteers taking on Himalayan balsam
Surrey Wildlife Trust volunteer, Richard Seymour, writes about his efforts with fellow volunteers helping to remove this invasive plant from Whitmoor Common.
European hedgehog
These beloved spiny mammals come out at night to hoover up beetles, worms and other invertebrates.
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Chobham Common
Chobham Common is one of the largest National Nature Reserves in the South East and amongst the finest remaining examples of lowland heath in the world. Public access managed by Surrey County…
Wisley & Ockham Commons & Chatley Heath
Rare heathland habitat by the side of the M25. Managed on behalf of Surrey County Council. Public access managed by Surrey County Council, conservation managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust
Whitmoor & Rickford Commons
Heathland, woodland and a dragonfly paradise. Public access managed by Surrey County Council, conservation managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust
How to check your bonfire for hedgehogs
We can all take steps to protect hedgehogs on bonfire night. Follow our 4 steps to make sure you keep hedgehogs safe.
Remember, remember hedgehogs this November!
Together we can help our hogs by checking bonfires before they are lit this November.
Hedgehog hotspots
Record a hedgehog sighting in Surrey.
Brown shrimp
The brown shrimp blends perfectly with its seabed home and is found all around the coasts of the UK.