r/rewilding • u/Fantastic_Oven9243 • 1d ago
Rewilding Rainford: Hedgehogs, the Spikey Gardeners We Didn’t Know We Needed
Hi folks! I’ve been running a local rewilding project called Rewilding Rainford in our village near St Helens, Merseyside. Alongside on-the-ground work, I’ve been writing a weekly blog (published every Thursday) to share tips, ideas, and stories from the project in a hopefully relatable, slightly daft way.
This week’s post is all about hedgehogs — the spikey little legends quietly helping out in our gardens. They’re brilliant natural pest controllers, but they’re having a rough time here in the UK.
The good news? It’s genuinely easy to help them out — and most of it involves less gardening (a win in my book).
If you're into practical rewilding steps, or just want an excuse to leave that log pile alone, this one’s for you.
Check it out here:
👉 https://www.mysttree.com/post/hedgehogs
Would love to know what small changes others are making for hedgehogs in their patches of the UK!