Wildlife Habitat Creation and Bluebell Protection at Bower Heath in Wheathampstead area (WOSV)

Wildlife Habitat Creation and Bluebell Protection at Bower Heath in Wheathampstead area.

A big thank you to the Wheathampstead Open Spaces Volunteers (WOSV) for their help :) On Saturday the 9th April we spent some time clearing some of the paths that run through the woods, placing new wildlife habitats for wild birds and wild hedgehogs. We also created a defined route for one of the paths to try and encourage walkers to avoid damaging the bluebells which have just started to come out.

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If you'd like to get involved in local community projects like this please visit http://wheathampstead-pc.gov.uk/open-... or send me an email [email protected] if you'd like to help out specifically in the Bower Heath area.

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The Charity is a family run operation with help from the local community with mother and son are involved on a daily basis. Founded in April 2015 and rescuing wildlife since the 1980s. The Charity rehabilitates Wild Hedgehogs which are sick, injured, underweight, or need help. Over the last six years we have rescued, rehabilitated, and released over 1000 injured or orphaned hedgehogs. Over 300 Hedgehogs were released back in to the wild in 2021.

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WHY HAS THE UK WILD HEDGEHOG POPULATION DECLINED SO MUCH SINCE THE YEAR 2000?
The Wild British Hedgehog has been included in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List for British Mammals. Their population has decreased by about 30% in urban areas and 50% in rural areas since the year 2000. As of 2020, it is estimated (PTES) that up to 335k hedgehogs are killed each year on the roads. Their habitats have been diminishing and their inability to access and travel though gardens and across roads has become in most cases, impossible. Roads create invisible barriers and also physical barriers for hedgehogs. The use of poisons like slug pellets, and intensive agricultural farming also have a part to play in their decreased populations though the loss of hedges and pesticides.
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