Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63500

Hedgehogs: Conservation and Ecology

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into hedgehog ecology and conservation.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Forestry Commission have contributed to the first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy. This strategy has identified several actions to facilitate and encourage data sharing on hedgehog e...

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