\n From making small gaps in garden boundaries to help animals like hedgehogs traverse through more easily to creating wild corners in gardens, there are ways to help.\n<\/p>\n
\n Some also look to provide assistance by putting water and food outside overnight.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, various animal and garden experts have urged households to avoid making one mistake when doing this.\n<\/p>\n
Households urged to not put out bread and milk in winter for hedgehogs<\/p>\n
\n In terms of putting out food for animals like hedgehogs, Steve Mallon, from Fletchers Waste<\/a>, says: “Provide fresh water (a shallow dish) and, if you regularly feed wildlife, consider meat-based cat or dog food (not bread and milk) for hedgehogs in colder evenings.”\n<\/p>\n \n This is much better than what might have been the usual suggestion in the past of leaving out bread and milk.\n<\/p>\n \n Richard Green, a Wildlife Feeding Specialist and Animal Nutrition Expert at Kennedy Wild Bird Food & Pet Supplies<\/a> said this was something “we need to put to rest”.\n<\/p>\n \n He added: “While it feels like a kind gesture rooted in tradition, it is actually one of the most hazardous things you can offer.\n<\/p>\n \n “We need to educate our families and communities because this simple error can have life-threatening consequences for vulnerable wildlife trying to survive the cold.”\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n Bread can pose a big problem for hedgehogs as it can be very tricky for them to digest.\n<\/p>\n