Helping the conservation of native hedgehogs in West Midlands and Staffordshire
West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue

If you find a hedgehog that needs help in West Midlands/South Staffs CALL US on 07837 409533 between 8am and 8pm (outside of these hours please follow instructions here or contact your local 24 hour emergency vet)

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© West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue 2014-25. All rights reserved.

 

Helping sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs across the West Midlands and Staffordshire

How You Can Help Us

 

We always need

donations of:

 

• Tinned Cat Food

(meat based in jelly,

                          no fish or gravy)

• Clean paper pet bedding &

puppy training pads

• Old Towels/Bedding

• Dried mealworms

• Feeding Syringes

• Single Use Sterile Needles

• Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel

 

Amazon Wish List

If you would like to donate

via the wish list please get in touch for delivery details

 

 

We also accept monetary

donations via bank transfer to the West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue

Paypal to

friendsofwmhr@btopenworld.com

Welcome to WMHR Hoglets are hand fed until they can manage to eat alone

IMPORTANT: If you find a hedgehog that needs our help outside of our opening hours(8am to 8pm every day) please do one of the following:

1) Put the hedgehog in an escape proof high sided box (full instructions here) then ring us on 07837 409533 between 8am and 8pm

or

2) Contact your local 24 hour emergency vet.

 

West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue is run by experienced hedgehog carer Joan Lockley. During her career she has saved thousands of hedgehogs.

 

Her aim is to always act in the best interests of sick, injured and distressed wild native hedgehogs. She'll never refuse a call for help, and will either look after the hedgehog in our purpose-built West Midlands Hosprickal, or  help you find another carer in your area if you're not in her region.

 

Joan is always on a mission to educate people as to how they can help hedgehogs and about the worrying decline of the species. She holds regular educational talks and recently featured in Episode 1 of Nature Nuts with Julian Clary on ITV1. In October 2015 Joan won an IFAW Animal Action Award for her work with hedgehogs, and in October 2017 the IFAW followed this up with a wonderful blog post on their website entitled 'A Day in the Life of a Hero Hedgehog Helper'. In 2020 Joan featured in Channel 5's 'Saving Britain's Hedgehogs' with Steve Backshall and Brian May.

 

This short film by our supporters and friends Rob and Tanya explains more about WMHR

 

If you find a sick, injured, orphaned or distressed hedgehog it will require expert attention and care. If you are located in the West Midlands or Staffordshire please call us on 07837 409533.

 

If you are outside our region please contact The British Hedgehog Preservation Society on 01584 890801 to find the carer for your area.

 

Please do not use Facebook or Twitter to report a hedgehog in need as these services are manned by volunteers and you may waste time using these methods. Always phone us.