Request a talk or educational visit
Every year we undertake a number of talks and presentations to organisations and groups that are interested in finding out more about hedgehogs and the work we do.
As an experienced educator, I can tailor talks to all age ranges. I am happy to work with groups, a whole class or take school assemblies.
In most cases we will ask for a donation to our rescue and travel expenses.
For children’s groups such as Brownies, Beavers, Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Rainbows we are happy to provide a session for travel expenses and donations of inexpensive everyday items that we use regularly in recompense for our time.
Talks are usually offered on Mondays or week day evenings and need to be booked in advance. I would recommend that teachers and educators consider requesting a talk or visit when planning the term or half term ahead to avoid disappointment.
If you would like to request a visit please email us
Will you bring a hedgehog with you?
We will never bring a hedgehog to a talk or fundraising event.
As wild animals they would find such events very stressful and it would be detrimental to the animal. We adhere to the joint code of conduct on the use of wild hedgehogs for talks and TV which can be read in full HERE
Can we visit?
We are a rehabilitation and rescue centre which is very different to a zoo; we are not open for visitors.
The hedgehogs in our care are sick and/or injured wild animals. They find all human interaction and noise stressful which is why they are only disturbed when strictly necessary to administer care.
Our social media pages aim to give you a glimpse into the day to day activities in the rescue and a chance to view the animals up close.
If you are keen to understand more about our work we recommend that you keep an eye out for upcoming events or attend one of our talks.
Hedgehogs are best observed in their natural habitat using a trail camera to capture their nocturnal behaviour.
If you are lucky to have hedgehogs visiting please remember not to shine lights directly at them in an attempt to observe them. As a nocturnal animal their eyes are very sensitive to light and torch or camera flashes should always be avoided.
Rachel was due to come and give us a talk about her work saving hedgehogs later in the year, but sadly our speaker let us down at the last minute, so I rang Rachel to ask her if she could come and talk to us at very short notice.
She agreed and gave us a very interesting, informative talk with some lovely pictures of her poorly hedgehogs. Not only were we very grateful to her for helping us out at such short notice, but we all agreed that she is a natural speaker, using no notes and answering all our questions from her vast knowledge of different aspects of the lives of her charges.
We are very lucky that she is coming back soon to give us another of her talks and we look forward to that very much.
Cottesmore Beaver’s had the pleasure of having a talk from prickleback urchin hedgehog rescue. I can say this has been the best talk we’ve had from anyone. The Beavers were engaged throughout the whole talk. It was explained in a way they understood thought a display, games and discussion. I’ve learnt so much myself and would recommend them to anyone.
A big thank you.
