Local charity celebrates release of 100 hedgehogs at RAF St Mawgan
Prickles and Paws have been working with the team at the air base for the past four years
A local charity here in Cornwall are celebrating the release of their 100th hedgehog back into the wild at a local air base.
Prickles and Paws have been working at RAF St Mawgan for the past four years.
They say it's the perfect place to put the spiky creatures back into the wild, after their recovery from injury.
Prickles and Paws Co-Founder Katy South said: “RAF St Mawgan is the perfect release site for hedgehogs, particularly hoglets, who end up at our rescue from unknown or unsafe locations. It is a large, safe area, free from natural predators, with lots of space and habitat for them to roam. We also use other sites for releases, but RAF St Mawgan is the largest with over 20 nest boxes across the extensive site and it has several rewilded areas dedicated to hedgehog conservation.
"The team there are absolutely fantastic, they are so interested in our work and in helping these amazing creatures.
“Every year we admit more and more hedgehogs, so local partnerships such as these are invaluable to us.
"Seeing a healthy hedgehog go back to the wild is always a special moment for our team, and releasing our hundredth healthy hedgehog here at RAF St Mawgan is such a great way to start the year – we have a feeling it’s going to be another busy one!”
These hedgehog releases are just one of a number of environmental initiatives being supported by the team at RAF St Mawgan.
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