The Hedgehog Handbook
'Wonderful' Yorkshire Times

'Not just a celebration of these enigmatic creatures, but also a timely alarm bell about their shrinking numbers' The Lady

'Just about every hedgehog fact you could wish to know' Northern Echo

Hedgehogs, with their quiet determination and bristling, bumbling ways, are one of the most enduring symbols of the countryside and town gardens. The Hedgehog Handbook explores different facets of this enigmatic and much-admired mammal – from its eating and sleeping habits to its literary heritage and how we can help preserve this icon of rural life. Packed with inspirational quotes, entertaining facts, folklore and literary references, it's the perfect gift for anyone with a penchant for prickles.

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The Hedgehog Handbook
'Wonderful' Yorkshire Times

'Not just a celebration of these enigmatic creatures, but also a timely alarm bell about their shrinking numbers' The Lady

'Just about every hedgehog fact you could wish to know' Northern Echo

Hedgehogs, with their quiet determination and bristling, bumbling ways, are one of the most enduring symbols of the countryside and town gardens. The Hedgehog Handbook explores different facets of this enigmatic and much-admired mammal – from its eating and sleeping habits to its literary heritage and how we can help preserve this icon of rural life. Packed with inspirational quotes, entertaining facts, folklore and literary references, it's the perfect gift for anyone with a penchant for prickles.

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The Hedgehog Handbook

The Hedgehog Handbook

by Sally Coulthard
The Hedgehog Handbook

The Hedgehog Handbook

by Sally Coulthard

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'Wonderful' Yorkshire Times

'Not just a celebration of these enigmatic creatures, but also a timely alarm bell about their shrinking numbers' The Lady

'Just about every hedgehog fact you could wish to know' Northern Echo

Hedgehogs, with their quiet determination and bristling, bumbling ways, are one of the most enduring symbols of the countryside and town gardens. The Hedgehog Handbook explores different facets of this enigmatic and much-admired mammal – from its eating and sleeping habits to its literary heritage and how we can help preserve this icon of rural life. Packed with inspirational quotes, entertaining facts, folklore and literary references, it's the perfect gift for anyone with a penchant for prickles.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781800249967
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 12/01/2021
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 6.85(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of books about natural history and rural life including The Barn, A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Book of the Earthworm, The Hedgehog Handbook and over twenty more titles. She lives on a Yorkshire smallholding which she shares with her husband, three girls and an assortment of unruly animals.
Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of books about natural history and rural life including The Barn, A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Book of the Earthworm, The Hedgehog Handbook and over twenty more titles. She lives on a Yorkshire smallholding which she shares with her husband, three girls and an assortment of unruly animals.

Table of Contents

Introduction 001

March The Hedgehog 007

Hedgehog Habitat 013

April Hedgehog Diet 019

May Finding a Mate 031

June Hedgehog Birth and Babies 041

July Making Tracks 051

August Predators and Danger 061

Diseases and Parasites 066

September Hedgehogs and Ecology 075

October City Hedgehogs 084

November Hibernation 093

December Hedgehogs and Humans 105

January & Hedgehogs and Literature 115

February Do Hedgehogs Make Good Pets? 119

Notes 129

Directory of Resources 131

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