When do hedgehogs hibernate for winter in the UK?
When do hedgehogs hibernate for winter in the UK?
A hedgehog preparing to hibernate for the winter (Picture: Getty)
Hedgehogs are cute spike-covered mammals (not rodents), which occasionally pop up in our garden – but they’re far from being a backyard pest.
In fact, if you keep a flower patch, they can be quite useful to your garden’s natural ecosystem – as they often munch on the bugs which tend to ruin plants.
Lots of garden owners will even…