Bath Spa University - Hedgehog Friendly Campus

03/01/2023

Hedgehog Street is a campaign established to tackle the stark decline in hedgehog numbers seen over the past two decades. They have lots of resources to help you understand the peril faced by hedgehogs
and tips on how you can help - any actions big or small makes a huge difference! They also have a map that allows you to share any hedgehog sightings.

We are a Silver level Hedgehog Friendly Campus and we are encouraging as many people as we can to sign up! Once you have registered, forward your registration email to: [email protected]

For more information and to sign up for free, head to: www.hedgehogstreet.org/register/

22/12/2022

Congratulations to Ella Smith, the winner of the Reusable Cup Design competition! Ella's design will be printed onto Huskups and sold in our catering outlets to raise money for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society! Keep an eye out for the cups, which will be available in 2023!

A special mention should also go to the runners-up, Vi Nelson and Sarah Reece! Thank you to everyone who took part and to all who voted!

Huskup_eco Hedgehog Friendly Campus

05/12/2022

✨Voting is now open for our reusable cup design competition! ✨

We’ve had some fantastic entries – thank you to everyone who submitted a design. 🦔🥤

Six designs are shortlisted for the vote, which is limited to Bath Spa email addresses and will close at the end of 11 December.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/H7jgzViuLXP41Umu6

We’ll be announcing the winner on 13 December!

25/11/2022

We are very excited to give Bath Spa University students the opportunity to design reusable Huskup_eco cups that will be printed and sold throughout the university to raise money for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society!

The theme is Hedgehogs (European), in support of our Hedgehog Friendly University status!

The competition will be live throughout November and the top 3 designs will win a £25 Amazon Voucher!

To see the Terms and Conditions, and for details on how to enter, check out our website and follow this link: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/cupcomp

04/11/2022

Happy bonfire night for tomorrow!🎇

We're posting a day earlier to share some tips on how to keep hedgehogs safe whilst you plan for your bonfires🔥

Here's just a few!

- Build bonfires on the day
- Shine a torch and look through the bonfire before lighting it
- Look and listen for signs of wildlife
- Ensure it is contained

31/10/2022

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Once you're finished with your pumpkins after today, please do not dispose of it outside on the floor.

Unfortunately hedgehogs and their bellies do not agree with pumpkins. It can make them feel poorly as they cannot digest it! In a time when they are trying to gain weight for hibernation, this can be detrimental.

Please leave any spare pumpkin up high for the birds instead. 🐦

Have a spook-tastic night!

13/10/2022

Meet Parsley, one of the hedgehogs that calls Newton Park campus home! 🦔👋

Parsley got into a spot of bother recently and had to go to the hogspital - but he’s now back to full health and has been released onto campus ready for hibernation season.

Read Parsley’s story and find out more about how we’re a Hedgehog Friendly Campus in our latest blog post!

https://bit.ly/3esN2es

27/09/2022

We will be conducting hedgehog surveys on Wednesday the 28th of September at Newton Park and Corston Community Orchard to discover how many hedgehogs we have in our community!

Parsley was discovered this summer after he got himself into a spot of bother with a net and we would like to get a better idea of how many hogs may be out there!

Come along to Twinhoe (TEG04) at 11 am on Wednesday morning for basic training in Hedgehog Sampling and an overview of our hedgehog work at Bath Spa. We will also be taking a trip to Corston Community Orchard to sample hedgehogs in the local area! (Please be aware, the orchard is a 30-minute walk from the university through fields and rough ground, please wear suitable footwear)

These surveys will help us in our bid for Gold in the Hedgehog Friendly Campus awards!

If you have any questions or would like more information, please email [email protected]

10/08/2022

With wall to wall sunshine and more to come it's especially important to remember to leave out water for wildlife, it can literally save lives in this hot dry weather. Pop a few pebbles in to allow insects to escape should they fall in.

📷 Ian Harris

06/08/2022

From British Hedgehog Preservation Society - You may have seen in the news that West Berkshire Council has blocked an attempt by Newbury Town Council to have hedgehog highways as part of the planning conditions for developments in the town. West Berkshire Council claiming this will overburden planners.
Please sign the petition to let them know this is not the right decision!

West Berkshire Council

03/05/2022

Happy Hedgehog Awareness Week! 🦔

This week we will be celebrating British Hedgehogs and what we have done at BSU so far to help them thrive. But what is Hedgehog Awareness Week and why does it matter? Head over to our Instagram!

Hedgehog Awareness Week is an annual event, hosted by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (who is 40 this year!)🥳

It aims to increase awareness of the troubles British Hedgehogs face and what we can do to help. Unfortunately British Hedgehogs are classed as vulnerable to extinction.

BHPS also has an annual fundraiser, to support its charitable activities, which includes funding Hedgehog Friendly Campus! You can find the link here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/HAW22

Follow Bath Spa University - Hedgehog Friendly Campus, Hedgehog Friendly Campus and British Hedgehog Preservation Society for tips on how to help our hedgehog friends.