Tuesday 1st: A sunny and balmy day for the beginning of February, perfect weather for the Sparrowhawk to call. Melanie took these shots while this male perched on the broken arches. He didn't stay for long, maybe 10 minutes and then he was off, without a kill, probably to another of his hunting territories.
News on the Hedgehogs: Well they are still inside and semi-hibernating. They are still spending around 20 hours asleep but do tend to get up to eat and toilet! When in their card-board boxes (they each have their own), we have found on a couple of occasions that all three are sleeping in one box together. This is unusual as Hedgehogs are solitary animals but these three do spend a lot of time together, even when they were outside in the garden. We are still looking at an March release back into the garden for a couple of weeks or so and then hopefully into the big wide world. Still looking at locations for release. So if you know of anywhere that is devoid of Badgers then we would be interested in hearing from you. 
News on the Hedgehogs: Well they are still inside and semi-hibernating. They are still spending around 20 hours asleep but do tend to get up to eat and toilet! When in their card-board boxes (they each have their own), we have found on a couple of occasions that all three are sleeping in one box together. This is unusual as Hedgehogs are solitary animals but these three do spend a lot of time together, even when they were outside in the garden. We are still looking at an March release back into the garden for a couple of weeks or so and then hopefully into the big wide world. Still looking at locations for release. So if you know of anywhere that is devoid of Badgers then we would be interested in hearing from you.
