Volunteers at a hedgehog hostel appeal for larger premises as its annual intake reaches capacity.
Heather Johnson currently runs the rescue charity from her home in ChatterisHeather Johnson, 49, set up the rescue service 10 years ago in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, and it is now a registered charity with 45 volunteers.
Ms Johnson said a bumper breeding season and unpredictable weather had made life difficult for hoglets in the wild. "Development is also eroding their habitat, hedgerow is being lost, it is a terrible situation for these much-loved animals." Volunteers for the charity have been scoping out new premises, but they will cost tens of thousands of pounds to rent.Lucy Hubbard, 57, is a trustee, and recently put out an appeal for someone to let them use a shed or garage.
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