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I've been a bit slack about reporting Hedgehog Activity this year. That's partly because I've just been a bit lazy but mainly because they're not quite so sociable this year as they were last. They've been coming in well after dark which makes it a lot harder to see them, unlike the previous one which turned up at dusk, which is of course the point of being nocturnal. We've still seen them occasionally in the corridor when we've popped outside to do the bins at night:


But more worryingly, we've seen a few of them out in the garden during the day. This, as it turns out, is a Very Bad Thing. Even a cursory Google is enough to know that if you see one in the day you should grab it (carefully, obviously) pop it in a box and take it straight to the nearest Hogspital. Needless to say, the good Mrs Mungo was terribly anxious upon learning this and today did exactly that:

Here's Sarah-Louise the Hedgehog (named by Phoebe) sitting on a towel covered hot water bottle, shortly before being whisked off to The Happy Hedgehog Rescue in Yateley. We do know that she's barely old enough to be out of the nest on her own and doesn't have any obvious ticks or signs of illness. I'll update you on her (or maybe his) progress as I get the info.