Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61729
Hedgehogs: Population
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the size of the hedgehog population in each of the last ten years.
Answer
Mary CreaghAs hedgehogs are widespread but scarce, there are practical challenges in estimating their number nationally. In the last 10 years, only one estimate, updated in 2024, has been made which indicated a population size estimate of 597,000 hedgehogs in Englan...
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