Anyone seen the Hedgehogs

Where have the hedgehogs gone.Used to have as many as a dozen on my garden but the last twelve months i have not seen one. Anyone any ideas? I miss the pesky little critters

I've got one hibernating in my garage, he/she sticks its head out occasionally for grub and then goes back to sleep, do you blame them in this weather?!

Roll on a mild spell...

I have quite a few John, I can go out in the garden most evenings and find at least one, even the odd one in winter when they should be hibernating. Over the years I`ve lost the odd one as they`ve fallen into my ponds, i have 4 in the garden, but i`ve retified the design slightly and not lost any Hogs recently. I do have an hedgehog box in the garden but they appear to prefer under the shed

Not seen any in 12months Monk,not even when it was warm

there must be a reason for that John, I know some modern insecticides had been wiping out their food souces in some areas, and many people still use the banned slug pellets of course, if only they had the sense to realise Hedgehogs are insectivores and eat slugs?

We don't use slug pellets because of the dogs and I use the slugs for fishing in the summer. Plus I 've keep the last 30ft of my garden as a wild life sanctuary as the garden is 250ft long; i've got a thirties built house when people wanted gardens. As a result we've got more hedgehogs than ever, driving the dogs mad and the neighbours with their barking.

As Monk says we get them wandering about in the winter too!

If you want some John I'll ship some of the noisy little buggers out to you.

Weve got one ( or maybe more) on our garden but we havent seen it for a week or two but many a time the sensor light on the back is on for a few minutes so its either the hog or the cats of which we have a plague round our way.I dont suppose that makes us unique does it.

Did'nt see any last year, normally we have tracks all over our grass land, also VERY few road kills, Pheasants and Partridge also in short supply, local shoot have had a poor season.

Also same re butterflys.

I blame cormorants

Not even seen them on the local roads and grass verges.
Gimp
Send me some over mate and they can join my rabbit the wife can sleep in the garage
Monk
You may have a point regarding insecticides because we no longer get the wild rabbits on the garden

Wonder if its that bloody sparrow hawk that keeps coming in the garden nicking my birds

It's a wonder no-ones blamed us scousers !!!

I do.

Eds just reminded me a scouse couple moved in three houses away about twelve months ago

I bet they are good neighbours John ??

hedgehogs.... none round 'ere mate cormorants ate 'em

none round my neck o the woods either: PIKEY'S, GYPOES. HEDGEMUMPERS. call em' what you will. They all like a bit of baked hotchypig. Dawdy kaka chavvy!!!**** eye bruv!!

John
Take from BBC news site

Hedgehog numbers across the UK are falling, particularly in the east of the country, a survey has found.
According to the Mammals Trust UK, hedgehog numbers have dropped steeply since 2001, when a survey to spot animals on roads began.
The idea behind the study is that the quantity of hedgehogs on roads can indicate the size of the UK population.
Experts say that, amongst other factors, tidier decked gardens are responsible for the animals' decline.
Dr Valerie Keeble of the Mammals Trust UK (MTUK) said people should leave their gardens a bit haphazard to encourage the animals' return.
"Don't be too tidy in your garden," she told BBC News. "Leave some rough areas and leave a few bushes and hedges, and twigs on the ground.
"Make sure there is plenty of stuff for them to make their nests with; leave leaves and twigs lying about, that kind of thing."
Public appeal
In England as a whole, hedgehog numbers along roads have dropped by over 20% since 2001, the Mammals on Roads survey has found.
"It is of great concern to see that the decline in hedgehog numbers is continuing," said Jill Nelson, chief executive of MTUK.
"However we hope the public will react positively to this unfortunate news by choosing to assist us by taking part in this year's survey."
This year's survey begins on Friday and will run to the end of September. Anybody using roads around the UK is asked to take note of how many hedgehogs they see - dead or alive - on stretches of single carriageway roads, on journeys of 20 miles or more.
Dr Paul Bright of Royal Holloway, University of London, said: "It is important to continue to monitor hedgehogs and determine why their numbers are changing, not only to ensure that we safeguard this species in the future, but also because if the hedgehog is declining so will many other species with similar needs.
"Mammals on Roads is currently the only survey able to monitor hedgehog numbers on a national scale."
If you would like to take part in this survey, or would like to find out more, call MTUK on 0207498 5262

Could they be going the same way as the Sparrow?

Maybe the hedgehogs have finally got the hang of the green cross code?

Mike.