How to make your garden a hedgehog 港／避難所: Gardening 専門家s 明らかにする／漏らす 5 最高の，を越す tips for attracting the creature who will get rid of pests that feast on your 工場／植物s

By Zac Campbell

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Making gardens not only beautiful, but a 安全な 港／避難所 for 野性生物 has become a 最高の，を越す 優先 for many green-fingered Brits.?

One such welcome creature is the humble hedgehog - which is 広大な／多数の／重要な at getting rid of garden pests such as beetles, caterpillars and other invertebrates that like to feast on your 工場／植物s.

However, sadly numbers of the spiny 哺乳動物 have 拒絶する／低下するd はっきりと in 最近の years.?

主要な gardening brand Gardman has 株d its 最高の，を越す tips on how to make your garden a welcoming space for the adorable animals.?

With Hedgehog 認識／意識性 Week occurring between Sunday May 5 and Saturday May 11, these are the five things you should be doing to make your space welcoming fort these spiky 訪問者s.

Here are the five things you should be doing to make your home hedgehog-friendly. Pictured: File image of a European hedgehog

Here are the five things you should be doing to make your home hedgehog-friendly. Pictured: とじ込み／提出する image of a European hedgehog

Create a gap in your garden 盗品故買者 for hedgehogs to pass through?

As many modern gardens are often surrounded by high 盗品故買者s, creating a 13cm x 13cm gap at the 底（に届く） of a 盗品故買者 許すs for 平易な passage between 隣人ing gardens, which are known as hedgehog 主要道路s.?

To 確実にする that hedgehogs do not catch their spines as they move from garden to garden, you should always keep the area （疑いを）晴らす of netting and 工場／植物 growth.

申し込む／申し出 them a 安全な and comfortable home

If you have 接近 to スピードを出す／記録につけるs and 乾燥した，日照りの leaves, you can create a welcoming hedgehog 港／避難所, but if you don’t have a plentiful 供給（する）, then a hedgehog house will 供給する the perfect accommodation.?

Some hedgehog houses are 建設するd from a sturdy rust-抵抗力のある steel でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる, and covered with a natural 偽装する finish, enabling it to blend in nicely with the natural surroundings of your garden.

Always keep plenty of fresh water

Hydration is a must for hedgehogs so 確実にする there are plenty of clean, shallow bowls of water 利用できる around the garden.?

Gardman advises to 最高の，を越す them up 定期的に, 特に during periods of hot 天候.?

They also advise that 追加するing 石／投石するs and 予定する to the water creates 上陸 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs for birds, バタフライs, and bees too - so they can also pause for a drink.

Running from Sunday May 5 to Saturday May 11, National Hedgehog Week is organised by The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS). Pictured: File image of a young hedgehog on timber

Running from Sunday May 5 to Saturday May 11, 国家の Hedgehog Week is organised by The British Hedgehog 保護 Society (BHPS). Pictured: とじ込み／提出する image of a young hedgehog on 木材／素質

Keep a good 供給（する） of 質 food

Many people think milk is a good source of food for hedgehogs, but in reality, it gives them an upset stomach.?

Gardman Hedgehog Bites have been created with the 必須の ビタミンs and minerals hedgehogs need.?

These high-energy, tasty bites 補足（する） the natural food they will find in your garden. The food can be placed on the ground or in a 献身的な feeding tray.

Make your garden 安全な for your hedgehog 訪問者s

Ponds 供給する a wonderful 野性生物 habitat but must always have an escape 大勝する, such as a ra mp or 一連の 半分-潜水するd ledges, which will enable an 平易な 出口.

に引き続いて these simple tips will make gardens a much more welcoming place for these enchanting creatures.

Running from?Sunday May 5 to Saturday May 11, 国家の Hedgehog Week is? organised by The British Hedgehog 保護 Society (BHPS).?