The
wood
we
have
used
is
2cm


thick,
if
the
wood
you
use
is
a

different
thickness,
you
will
need
to


Give a ‘hog a home

adjust
the
measurements
to
suit.


Any straw
Hedgehogs or dry leaves The simple DIY The tricky DIY Hedgehog House
make left outside will
Hedgehog House
hibernation likely be taken Hedgehogs seem to love home-made houses
in and used for Take a spare plastic storage box, made from untreated wood (ideally durable
nests in UK softwood species like larch, Douglas fir
bedding. planter or milk crate (make sure it
winter called and red cedar). Don’t nail the roof down (so
‘hibernacula’ – these can be under has holes) and flip it upside down.
Make an entrance that’s 13cm x 13cm that you can clean inside) and avoid using
hedgerows, fallen logs or in areas of and provide some bedding like dry leaves


paint. Tunnels help stop predators or cats
scrub like bramble. They are durable, or pet straw. You can cover the rest of the getting into the house and can be made of
insulated and help maintain humidity box with some plastic sheeting and then wood or bricks. Batons to keep
Batons
to
keep








to prevent dehydration for the sleeping cover with leaves/soil/grass cuttings. Soil, turf(Optional)

or
lid in place
lid
in
place


‘hog. They also make simpler day time leaves to cover

the house
nests for resting, sleeping, breeding and (optional)
Polythene sheet
Polythene
sheet


rearing young in over summer. Straw/dry leaves

Straw/Dry
Leaves

(optional)
(Optional)


13cm high

Your garden can provide lots of great
13cm
high

nesting spots for ‘hogs - under your The
wood
we
have
used
is
2cm


shed, in compost heaps, shrubs, under Batons to raise box slightly off ground
Batons
to
raise
box
 thick,
if
the
wood
you
use
is
a


leaf piles or under logs or spare building slightly
off
ground
 different
thickness,
you
will
need
to


adjust
the
measurements
to
suit.

N.B. Do not creosote or treat wood with non-water based preservatives
materials. But, sometimes hedgehogs
need a helping hand. You can buy pre- NB
Do
not
Creosote
or
treat
wood


built hedgehog houses online or in

stores, or have a go at making your own Houses are
- homemade houses tend to be more best placed in
popular with our prickly visitors. sheltered locations,
along boundaries, in back Pl
It’s Avoid twig ace a
house best to clea gardens and within 5m of food or putting entra over the
I’ve fin in March/A n my the house. The presence of the hou water inside mov nce. If
i p
left. B shed hiber ril when pets or predators doesn’t se
disturb , as this can som ed you k it’s
eo n
before
ut ple
ase m
nating
and appear to put off a local little aw me, place a your ne is visi ow
a ‘hog ti
distur the breedin ke sure it’s ay from hous ng
bing a
m
g seas
o
hedgehog from house. my e.
her to other can c n as moving in.
aband ause 

her ho on
glets.

Batons
to
keep







lid
in
place

(Optional)