Our mission - Rescue, rehabilitate and
release sick, injured or orphaned hedgehogs in Hull and the East Riding of
Yorkshire.
The UK has seen a rapid decline in hedgehogs with
numbers falling by about half since the turn of the century which means
hedgehog numbers are likely to stand at under a million.
In 2020 Hedgehogs were included on the Red List for British Mammals
which means they are now classified as vulnerable to extinction.
Holderness Hedgehog Hospital (HHH) was set up in 2016 to help address a
shortage of local specialist rescues in the area, as well as to help
educate people on the species.
Our aims are to educate the public and to rescue, rehabilitate and
release as many hedgehogs as possible.
Since 2016 we have grown and grown and after a lot of hard work we
became a charity in the summer of 2018.
We now have a number of satellite rescues within the East Riding
including: Keyingham, Burton Pidsea and Skeffling.
Everyone involved with HHH is a volunteer, without their continued
support and commitment we would not be able to continue.
We have 3 assessors who triage and
administer lifesaving first aid to hedgehogs that come into the rescue, plus a
large group of amazing volunteers.
Our educational talks are very important to
us. We have spoken to groups such as schools, scouts, WI and wildlife groups.
These allow us to engage with the public and
get them involved in trying to save our prickly friends.
If you would like us to visit your
organisation, then please contact us.
Consistent fundraising is important to
ensure every hedgehog which comes through the rescue has the best opportunity in
life.
HHH is self-funded and we usually host
events such as craft fairs, take part in car boots, have regular raffles, have
food donation bins in supermarkets and ask local business for support.
