Hi gtaylor,
You’re right, it’s amazing how relatively small changes to one’s garden can make a massive difference to the hedgehogs. It’s great to hear they are getting some support in rural areas as well, I heard they were on the decline in rural settings which is such a shame. I imagine they love the wood chips, must be full of beetles etc.
I know what you mean about the not much sleep. I view them in person as well, although this is becoming less comfortable as the nights get cooler. I don’t think there is any point in me getting a camera, as I have cats and no doubt I would have many many vids of the cats and then the batteries would run out. I find that if you sit very still and quiet the hedgehogs carry on their business as normal- although the regular visitors may be slightly desensitized to movement in my garden because of the cats. I’m a bit lucky with the lights though, they obviously don’t like direct lights or torches, but I have fairy lights strung up around the garden fence, which give enough ambient light for me to see a little and watch the hogs, but it’s dim and diffuse enough that the hogs don’t seem to mind it.
It’s great to hear you have several houses for the hedgehogs, hopefully you will see more hogs staying over as they get used to the new hogboxes. It does take a little while for them to get used to things, but they get there in the end.
