Hi Alcuza
Sounds as if the hog may have been lucky. Well done for putting the leaves back. But it is certainly wise to be very careful with forks, etc. in the garden and especially with garden machinery. Its important to check that there are no hedgehogs, etc. present. I do tend to do quite a lot of ‘hand’ gardening myself and use a small trowel for any digging. But being so close I can be sure there is nothing in the way to potentially get injured. It can be quite rewarding, though, because I find I’m more likely to see other small creatures that way too. Frogs, slow worms, beetles, etc.
There may be other hedgehogs around and some don’t hibernate, so it’s possible that the food may have been taken by one of them. I have one here and also have the fogging up camera problem!
