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Home Forums Champions’ chat New Hedgehog House – do I put it outside now? Reply To: New Hedgehog House – do I put it outside now?

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Hi Nic,
Thanks for your reply. I’m trying to decide where to put the hog house, not sure where is best.
We have quite a large garden & orchard, surrounded by a big hedge (mostly holly), though the hedge also has electric fencing in front of it so that would make placing a house there difficult. There is an established shrubbery, but it is north facing and I think I read that it is better to place hog houses facing south. The third alternative is somewhere in a shady spinney at the very end of the orchard. How important is the aspect and the amount of sun that might shine on the hog house? And is it better for it to be somewhere further away from our house, although the sightings and feeding station have all been on or near our driveway?
Many thanks!

Hedgehog