MAMMALS

HEDGEHOGS

The Hedgehog's main diet consists of worms and insects, but they will also feed on carrion, frogs, baby rodents, young birds, eggs and windfallen fruit. They drink water from dew, puddles and ponds. Garden ponds should have sloping sides, or an escape ramp, so that hedgehogs can get out if they fall in. Never put milk out for the UK's only spiny mammal - they will always appreciate a bowl of water instead. Their coat hangs around the body and contains about 6,000 spines. Footprints only show four toes on each foot, but there are actually five. The front feet are wider than the back feet which leave longer and narrower prints.