Askham Hedgehog Conservation Working Group

10/05/2023

🦔 Spotted on site!! 🦔

Exciting news as another little hog is spotted on campus last night

This is exactly what the AHCWG is wanting to see and will continue to work towards a happy and healthy population of hogs!

20/04/2023

🦔 Exciting developments! 🦔

The results from our camera and print traps are in...

We have confirmed hedgehogs 🦔🎉 in both the Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park and our special conservation area on campus🌿

Take a look at these adorable footprints 🐾

University Centre Askham Bryan
Askham Bryan College

14/04/2023

🦔 Ink prints!! 🦔
🦔 We also assembled and laid out some ink print tubes for hedgehogs or wildlife to wonder through and will enable us to identify the biodiversity in the area of
🦔 These environmentally friendly prints will be checked on soon to see the outcomes!!

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14/04/2023

🦔Setting out the camera traps to monitor activity and biodiversity in the area of the wildlife park 😄
🦔 We recently set up camera traps in areas we think will have the most hedgehog or wildlife activity!!
🦔 We’re excited to see what they record!

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14/04/2023

🦔Placing our hedgehog house in the wildlife park! 🦔
🦔 We placed our second hedgehog house in the away in the bushes for resident hedgehogs in the area 😄

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26/03/2023

24/02/2023

🦔Finished hedgehog houses and bug hotels in the conservation area!🦔
🦔Amazing work from our members today making a good start on the bronze accreditation!
🦔 We completed two hedgehog houses, one for the conservation area and one for the , two bug hotels, a litter pick and putting flyers and information sheets around campus!!
🦔Here’s the hedgehog house for the conservation area being placed in its space!

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24/02/2023

🦔🐛Bug hotels! 🐛🦔
🐞As part of our ongoing efforts for a bronze accreditation, we created two bug hotels for our conservation area!
🪲Using locally sourced materials these houses were built by our members creating amazing places for bugs to hide in.

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24/02/2023

🦔In progress building the hedgehog house shots!!🦔
🦔Some progress photos for the making of our very own hedgehog houses!!

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24/02/2023

🦔Litter picking!🦔
🦔Today for experience week we started off with litter picking our chosen conservation site!!
🦔We collected two bin bags full of litter which included bottles, wrappers and various bits of plastic.

24/02/2023

🦔Hedgehog house placing🦔
🦔We met with the head of the grounds team, Kevin, to discuss hedgehog safety and placements for the hedgehog houses and bug hotels!
🦔Hedgehog safety was outlined and the grounds team was informed on how to handle injured hedgehogs if they do find them.

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