Leaving pumpkins on the ground after the spooky season has ended is being highlighted as being a serious threat to our prickly friends. Sustaining Dunbar’s Pledgehog Project is giving advice about the best way to deal with any unwanted Halloween lanterns. Jen Walker, Pledgehog Officer warns, “Many people believe that they’re helping wildlife by leaving…
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Pledgehog Project related updates and news
The Pledgehog Project attended the Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick recently which was a brilliant opportunity to chat with lots of people about making their outdoor spaces more hedgehog and wildlife friendly. Scotia Seeds perennial wildflower mixes were given out to people who wish to increase the biodiversity in their garden and people…
Now it’s Summer, hedgehogs are now well and truly out and about in Dunbar with sighting coming in from all over the town. This year so far, I have been excited to capture two hedgehogs together for the first time with the night-time camera in Dunbar Primary School’s Nursery sneaking in under the railings into…
An East Lothian project that aims to help the hedgehog population in Dunbar has been awarded new funding of around £4,000 to continue throughout 2024. Sustaining Dunbar’s ‘Pledgehog Project’ will now be supported by local waste recycling company Viridor and tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland. The project encourages Dunbar residents to think about hedgehogs…
BBC Scotland’s farming and countryside programme ‘Landward’ will be broadcast from Dunbar on Thursday 18th April. Presenter Rosie Morton will meet Sustaining Dunbar’s Pledgehog Project Officer, Jen Walker, to see what she is doing to help hedgehogs survive there. Jen says “It has been a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate the work the project is doing.…
Local organisations have been springing into action at Dunbar’s Winterfield Park to help hedgehogs as they come out of winter hibernation. Logs are being kindly donated by Dunbar based tree surgeon David Carnegie, owner of Treetek, to build a large log pile, aiming to benefit local hedgehogs. Jen Walker, Sustaining Dunbar’s Pledgehog Project Officer says…
Sustaining Dunbar’s ‘Pledgehog Project’ wants to spread the love this Valentine’s Day by asking everyone to help lonely hedgehogs and are highlighting the problems faced by hedgehogs looking for a mate. Jen Walker, Dunbar Pledgehog Officer explains, “As hedgehogs come out of winter hibernation their thoughts turn to breeding. Amorous males will travel long…
At the moment hedgehogs are usually still in hibernation (which generally last around 4 months from around December to March/April). I’m not aware of any hedgehogs that have been seen in Dunbar this month yet but we did see footage of a hedgehog at Lammermuir House Care Home and in a couple of local gardens…
More people have seen a hedgehog in Dunbar than ever before! It can be extremely difficult to see a wild hedgehog, as they are very elusive creatures. However, it has been revealed that in 2023 more East Lothian residents in Dunbar have managed to see them. This is mostly thanks to Sustaining Dunbar’s ‘Pledgehog Project’,…
There was a buzz of excitement at the Dunbar nursery school this week as children’s TV presenter, Rory Crawford, joined the nursery children in their Beehive Wildlife Garden on a bug hunt adventure along with Jen Walker from Sustaining Dunbar’s Pledgehog Project. The children became immersed in the minibeast world as they explored the undergrowth…