Your idea is lovely but…
Badgers are the only natural predator for a hedgehog. They kill them by uncurling them and eating the stomach then leaving the hog to die a very horrid death.
Hogs and badgers both eat the same food so are in competition. When there is enough it can be ok, but when there isn’t then hogs move further up the food chain.
Foxes are not a natural predator but are learning, and would certainly take a young hog without difficulty
Hedgehogs will not remain in an area with badgers on the whole, but unfortunately badgers are increasing in numbers
Note also that hogs will easily roam 1.5 miles a night so are very likely to come into contact with your badgers.
If you currently don’t have hogs in your area, this is why, so please don’t try to introduce them
I would suggest you do some research on the behaviour of all the animals
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