WILD HEDGEHOG CARE COURSES

I run online wild hedgehog first aid and care courses where you can learn the basics of wild hedgehog rehabilitation and basic hedgehog first aid.

My hedgehog care and wildlife courses run throughout the year and I have different levels available depending on your experience with hedgehogs. My next dates are listed next to each course below. Please get in touch if you would like to join a course where there are no dates listed. Videos of past hedgehog courses are available on request.

Basic First Aid for Wild Hedgehogs – Level 1. No experience necessary.

Next online course: 26 March 2026. I also offer videos of past recent courses at a discount. Please message me for details.

Learn what to do if you find a sick or injured wild hedgehog and how to care for hedgehogs whilst you find a rescue space. This course is intended to give you some basic practical hedgehog first aid tips to help give the hedgehog the best chance of survival whilst you find specialist help from a hedgehog rescue or vet. We will cover the basic equipment you need and the basics of hedgehog first aid including how to find a hedgehog rescue.

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Helping hedgehogs in your garden: Level 1. No experience necessary.

Next online course: Unlikely to run again in 2025 but I offer videos of past recent courses at a discount. Please message me for details.

Learn the basic facts about wild hedgehogs and how to help hedgehogs in your garden. This course is aimed at the general public and anyone with an interest in wild hedgehogs. Topics covered include reasons for the decline in wild hedgehogs, hedgehog houses and hedgehog feeding stations, what to feed wild hedgehogs and hedgehog friendly gardening features. We will also talk about planting for hedgehogs, hedgehog night cameras and what to do if you find a hedgehog out in the day.

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Helping hedgehogs in Winter: Hibernation Special: Level 1. No experience necessary.

This course won’t run again in 2025 but I offer videos of past recent courses at a discount. Please message me for details.

Learn how to help hedgehogs in your garden during Winter and hibernation. This course will cover: What to do if you accidentally disturb a hibernating hedgehog, choosing a hibernation box and where to position it, what to put in your hibernation box, when to provide food for hedgehogs over Winter and how to monitor hedgehogs over Winter. We will also cover when to rescue small hedgehogs found at night when when temperatures plummet.

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Introduction to wild hedgehog foster care. Level 1. Aimed at people currently hedgehog foster caring or thinking of foster caring for a hedgehog rescue.

This course won’t run again in 2025 but I offer videos of past recent courses at a discount. Please message me for details.

We will cover the legalities of caring for wild hedgehogs, hygiene when working with wildlife, hedgehog rescue accommodation options, basic hedgehog care and treatments and how to deal with hedgehog emergencies. We will also cover how to prepare wild hedgehogs for release and how and where to release rehabilitated wild hedgehogs.

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Advanced wild hedgehog foster care/how to set up a hedgehog rescue. Level 2. Aimed at people with some hedgehog foster care experience.

Next online course: 12 February 2026. I also offer videos of past recent courses at a discount. Please message me for details.

This advanced version of my popular hedgehog foster care course is aimed at more experienced hedgehog rescuers. This course covers hedgehog parasites and how they are picked up and the basics of microscope use for hedgehog faecal sampling. It covers accommodation options and hygiene when caring for multiple hedgehogs and considerations when setting up a hedgehog rescue including fundraising and charity status.

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Advanced Wild Hedgehog Care – Level 3. Aimed at people with some hedgehog care experience.

Next online course: Unlikely to run again in 2025 but I offer videos of past recent courses at a discount. Please message me for details.

This course focuses on advanced skills and equipment including wound care and initial cleaning and treatment of abscesses, strimmer injuries and other wounds. We also explore equipment including nebulisers and suction machines. We also discuss limb injuries including the ethics and complications of amputation, an introduction to the uses of hydrotherapy for wild hedgehogs and the ethics and practicalities of keeping disabled hedgehogs in enclosed gardens

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Generating media coverage on a shoestring. Useful for anyone running a wildlife rescue or working with a non-profit or community project.

Next online course: 29 January 2026

Go from PR Zero to PR Hero in 90 minutes. I’ll share how you can DIY public relations and get your story featured in the media with no budget and no previous experience.

This introductory course is perfect for anyone setting up or working with a small charity, non profit or community project who has limited resource and needs to deliver media coverage themselves.

I will share all my top tips gained from over 30 years working in-house and freelance in public relations for charities, non profits and small businesses. We will cover:

• How to spot a good story/what the media are looking for
• How to tell your story in a press release or a pitch
• How to find journalists to tell your story to
• When to pitch your story/send your press release
• How to secure regular media coverage
• How to build your PR bank of stories and images
• Your PR questions answered

All participants will get a copy of my guide to writing a press release and some sample press releases.

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More information

All my courses are run online and feature an expert Q&A and the chance to ask questions before, during and after the event. You will receive a copy of the presentation after the event so you can watch it back if you are not able to join the course live.

I also have experience of running bespoke small group courses both online and in person. If you are interested in a course but no dates are listed, please get in touch.

Funds raised from these hedgehog courses will support my rewilding project and the creation of habitats for hedgehogs and other wildlife in the Yorkshire Wolds.