URGENT APPEAL

Please would everyone pop out a shallow dish of fresh water (never milk) every evening for hedgehogs as they are dying from dehydration.

The ground is so hard that there is no moisture for them and it will take months of persistent rain for the condition to improve. A hedgehog can travel over 3 miles every night so even if you don't have your own hedgehog in the garden you will probably be helping those just passing through!

Please ask everyone you know, and those you don't know, to do the same and post on your f/b and twitter pages.

You could also pop out some wet cat or dog food (not fish varieties) as well  because their natural diet is hard to find again due to the hot and dry weather conditions.

Thanks!