You will need: • A terracotta plant saucer (minimum 30cm diameter) • Something to stand the saucer on (for example, bricks or an upturned plant pot – just ensure that it is stable!) • A couple of rocks or large pebbles for the birds to perch on • Water (ideally rainwater) You will need: • Google ‘How to build a hedgehog house’ for a simple design and pattern to follow. • You can build a house out of wood or bricks. • Soil, logs, twigs and dried leaves. • Ensure the opening to your house is approximately 13cm wide to allow hedgehogs in but keep predators out. • A very simple method is to lean a piece of board against a wall. Instructions: • Place the plant saucer on top of stand (you may wish to glue it in place) • Add the rocks or large pebbles – large enough that they sit outside of the water. • Fill with water. • Keep clean and topped up. Instructions: • Find a shady, sheltered and quiet spot of the garden to put your hedgehog house. • Cover with soil, logs, twigs and leaves to keep the house warm and attract insects for the hedgehog to eat – just make sure that the opening doesn’t get covered. • Pile dry leaves outside which the hedgehog can drag in for bedding. Add a wooden plank so that hedgehogs can also access it. Top Tip Top Tip MAKE YOUR OWN BIRD BATH Project 6 BUILD A HEDGEHOG HOUSE Project 7 • Bread and milk is not good for hedgehogs – cat or dog food or special hedgehog food is much better. • Consider cutting a couple of holes in your fence (approx. 13cm x 13cm) or dig a couple of holes under the garden border to enable hedgehogs to get in and out and travel around.
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