Prickles & Paws Hedgehog Rescue

Rescue - Rehabilitation - Release

HELP BUILD OUR NEW HOGSPITAL

Cornwall needs a bespoke hedgehog hospital or rather ‘hogspital’! With over 1,400 hedgehogs admitted a year the rescue must expand to ensure we never have to turn a hedgehog away.

VETERINARY REFERRALS

Wildly close: help us finish our hedgehog hospital

We’re thrilled to announce that our Crowdfunder campaign is now live, with British Airways match funding doubling your impact! We've already raised 93% of the funds needed to complete the build — now we need your help to cross the finish line.
Support our mission to provide vital care for hedgehogs and wildlife.
👉 Learn more about the project here.

👉 Donate to the crowdfunder here.

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🎄✨ Pre-order now! Our exclusive, limited edition Christmas jumper is live — just in time for festive hugs and hedgehogs! 🦔💕

Choose between cozy Burgundy or warm Olive Green, sizes XS–2XL. Printed on demand to reduce waste, all for jus

Meet Lorikeet 👋

She came into us through a local veterinary practice after being found out in the daytime — never a good sign for a nocturnal animal! Sadly, poor Lorikeet is suffering from severe ringworm and skin mites. 💔

Ringworm is a fu

🦔💚 We’re wildly close – and your donation can go TWICE as far! 💚🦔

We’re building Cornwall’s first dedicated Hogspital for injured & orphaned hedgehogs — and we’re so close to finishing! 🏗️✨

Thanks to ama

🦔 CAN YOU HELP US RESTOCK after a Record-Breaking October 🦔

October was our busiest month of the year, with 210 hedgehogs admitted — our second busiest month on record! It’s been a whirlwind of rescues, treatments, and prickly patients

💔Not every story has a happy ending 💔

In rescue, we love to share the happy endings — the hedgehogs who make it, heal, and return to the wild. But sadly, not every hedgehog journey ends as we would like.

Despite all our efforts, we weren&r

🔥🦔 Bonfire Night Reminder! 🦔🔥

Hedgehogs don’t run from danger — their defence is to curl into a ball. That means a woodpile looks like a safe, cosy shelter to them.

👉 Please build or move your bonfire on the day you light it to mak

💔 Meet Dingo 💔
This little one is Dingo, a leucitic hedgehog — meaning he has a rare pale colouring caused by partial loss of pigmentation. Sadly, Dingo is very poorly and currently in our incubator receiving intensive care.

Our team is doin

🐾 Busy Season for Hedgehog Rescues: When to Help and When to Let Them Be 🐾

We’re currently very busy with new admissions and want to thank everyone for caring so much about our hedgehogs 💚

Every call we receive is triaged so we can offer t

🌿 Hibernation in Cornwall is a long way off! 🌿

Our milder winters mean there’s no need to weigh hedgehogs that are out at night and behaving normally. 🦔
In Cornwall, hibernation can be as late as February, and hedgehogs may even wake up dur

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