Project Hedgehog house (Erinaceus europaeus)

The following group(s) participate in this project:



Egelopvang

CJ Vivara European Research

Project

Hedgehog house (Erinaceus europaeus)

Hedgehog house type 019 A, 019B en 010D

The hedgehog houses should be sited as detailed under ‘method’.

After putting up the house, the checklist should be completed as fully as possible.

The house should be checked at least 2 times during the season.

Data should be filled in on the control card. This card should be mailed or returned at the end of every season. The remaining data and observations should be filled in on the conclusion form and returned at the end of the season.

The welfare of any occupants of the nestboxes should be taken into account at all times!

Method:

  • The hedgehog house must be in position before the end of September.
  • Houses should be placed under bushes in parks or gardens where hedgehogs are frequently sighted
  • Site the nest using your local knowledge and expertise.
  • The opening should not face south or west (to avoid exposure to driving wing and rain).
  • Make sure that after placing the house you take a photograph of it.
  • The houses should be filled with dry leaves, grass or old newspapers
  • The duration of the project is at least 5 years

What we would like to know:

  • Are the houses the correct size and shape?
  • Is the entrance hole the correct size and shape?
  • Which direction is the nest box facing (using N; NE; E etc)?
  • Was the house used by hedgehogs?
  • If not, was it used by anything else?
  • Is the house in the sun or in the shade?
  • Do you believe it was used for breeding (please avoid disturbing between April and July as this could cause the mother to abandon or attack her young).
  • Miscellaneous remarks

019A Standard hedgehog house

019B hedgehog house made of wood and concrete mix (prototype)

019D Hedgehog feeding house