She said the rescue’s hedgehog year records ran from October to September and in the 2024-2025 data, only 246 hedgehogs were admitted compared to previous years where it had been about 500.
Since October 2025, Burdon said they had only admitted 100 hedgehogs.
“At this rate, our annual total will be only 200,” she added.
Burdon asked people not to stop feeding hedgehogs in gardens, and leaving water for them, because that is what was “keeping them alive”.
She also urged people to put a hole in their fence or gate to allow hedgehogs to “come and go” from gardens freely.