Hedgehog rescued from drain by Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital

Wildlife rescuers have saved a hedgehog they believe slipped down a drain.

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital said the spiky creature was found by a member of the public who was putting rubbish in his bins and contacted the hospital on Thursday morning.

The hospital said a team pulled the hedgehog back to the top of the drain in South Wigston and gradually uncurled her so she was slim enough to fit through the tight hole.

Amy Blower, an animal care team leader at the hospital, told the BBC the hedgehog was checked over and found to be “perfectly healthy”, so had been released back into the wild.