London HogWatch
@londonhogwatch.bsky.social
News from our #hedgehog camera-trap surveys 📸🦔 #ZSL project promoting London's hedgehogs and urban wildlife conservation 🦊 Supported by British Hedgehog Preservation Society. https://www.londonhogwatch.org/
Here are some beautiful moments from our Chiswick survey last month with @wildchiswick.bsky.social! 🌿📷 A huge thank you to Chiswick House and all our lovely volunteers who made it possible.🌟 The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social.
Last week, we visited @barnescommon.bsky.social to set up our NHMP cameras! A huge thank you to all our volunteers who came and explored the beautiful habitats and wildlife in the Common with us!🐝 The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social
Earlier this week, we deployed our first NHMP camera traps of the 2026 survey season! 🦔 Huge thanks to the Kingston council and our amazing volunteers. 💚 The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
The new park-wear look for 2026, from the new designer Natural Selection 🌿 A look that's only taken 15 million years to evolve 🦔✨
We had an amazing start to our survey season a few weeks ago, deploying our camera traps in Bushy Park in collaboration with @theroyalparks.bsky.social ! 📸🦔 We have lots of volunteering opportunities coming up, let us know if you are interested! 🌟 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
Come and join us on Friday 8th May for a Hedgehog Discovery Day in celebration of Hedgehog Awareness Week with Calthorpe Community Garden! 🦔 Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of activities, learning all about hedgehogs and what we can do to support them in our gardens and local areas.
Want to get involved to save London's hedgehog populations? Here is how you can help! 🦔🌟 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social #hedgehogawarenessweek #londonhogwatch #ZSL #hedgeog #londonwildlife
Anti-hedgehog language will no longer be tolerated! 🙈 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social #hedgehogawarenessweek #londonhogwatch #ZSL #hedgeog #londonwildlife
We proudly present: a peer‑reviewed anatomy of a hedgehog! 😊 @zslofficial.bsky.social #hedgehog #hedgehogawarenessweek #ZSL #meme #londonhogwatch
Celebrating ZSL's 200th Birthday today! 🎉🌟 We are extremely honoured and happy to be a part of an amazing organization! 👏🎉 @zslofficial.bsky.social #HappyBirthdayZSL #ZSLAt200 #CreatingChange #ZSL #HogWatch
Transforming Teaching with Nature course is now live! We loved being a case study for this project. There are so many amazing biodiversity concepts, conversation projects and educational resources to explore in the course! Please share with any educators you know 🦔
Paws for the camera! We love spotting your pets during our London HogWatch camera trap surveys 🐾📸 Let us know if we’ve captured your dog on camera🐶 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS: An unexpected visitor was caught leaving with a souvenir from the local garden! 🦊 This video was taken during a garden survey by the Mitcham hedgehog project in 2025, clearly demonstrating how foxes utilize urban environments. 🌳🦊🌃 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
What a fang-tastic day 🦇 This bat appearance is a first for London HogWatch! Along with @wildchiswick.bsky.social, we surveyed Chiswick House for the NHMP and captured this unexpected image 😍 Can anyone help with the ID? The #NHMP is led by @ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social
Lights, camera, conservation! 🎬🌿 Last week we filmed with the brilliant @zslofficial.bsky.social Learning team on a project focused on teacher training and outdoor education. It was an great opportunity share HogWatch monitoring techniques and conservation tips. Stay tuned for more details soon✨
Mitcham hedgehog project caught this hedgehog utilizing a hedgehog highway to move between habitats. By creating a small 13×13 cm opening in garden fences, you can help maintain habitat connectivity and support local hedgehog populations! ⭐🦔 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
We wanted to take this opportunity to say a massive thank to @tigerfoodman.bsky.social as he retires from ZSL. Chris founded London HogWatch in 2016, bringing his camera trapping expertise to help London’s hedgehogs. Lucky for us he will remain involved in the project. 🦔🥳 @zslscience.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to Hedgehog Hugh, Joanne Gilbert, and the entire Wild Chiswick team on their well‑deserved recognition at the Science and Conservation Awards at ZSL! 🦔💚 @wildchiswick.bsky.social @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
⚽️Know your hedgehogs from your footballs?⚽️ ❄️Looking for a fun activity to fill these wintery evenings? ❄️ We need your help 'spotting' our Kingston National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey! Help us to identify species & understand hedgehog populations in this key area: tinyurl.com/mt9cw4nd
Hibernation season is back 💤 🦔 We've put together some tips about helping hedgehogs in these colder months 🍂 Visit @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social and Hedgehog Street to find out more!
Night-time visitor caught on camera!🌙🦔 This curious hedgehog was captured during our National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey in @barnescommon. The #NHMP is led by both @ptes-org.bsky.social and @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
Quality assurance check by our most inquisitive participants! 🦊📸 #londonhogwatch #foxoftheday #fox #cameratrap #hedgehog #wildliferecording #london #urbanwildlife #londonnature #foxesofinstagram #hedgehoglove @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
When you get 5 minutes of autumnal sun and can start functioning again ✨☀️ This fox was captured during our Network Rail & @zslofficial.bsky.social Monitoring & Technology Team project to assess lineside biodiversity🛤️🐾 @zslscience.bsky.social #FoxOfTheDay #CameraTrapTuesday
🚨Exciting news!🚨 Funded by City of London Corp & in collab with Heath Hands, our Highgate Wood survey is now LIVE on Zooniverse! Help us to understand the hedgehog & wildlife populations in this ancient wood by signing up and classifying 👉 tinyurl.com/ykhprrt9 @highgatewood.bsky.social 🦔🦉🦊
We all got that Friday feeling... even squirrels! ✨🌻🌞 #hogwatch #london #conservation #cameratraps #squirrel #hedgehog #hedgehogs #zsl #britishwildlife @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
Our Highgate Wood survey funded by City of London Corporation & in collab with Heath Hands features in Ham & High! We found a big increase from 1 camera with hedgehog detections in 2017, to 19 cameras in 2025!🦔🎉 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/2vs25kyu @zslscience.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social
Hedgehogs 'make comeback' in Highgate Wood
Hedgehog visits in Highgate Wood have risen from one in 2017 to 19 in 2025, according to a ZSL survey, signalling a positive population recovery.
hamhigh.co.uk
A new yoga pose: upward-facing fox! 🦊🧘♀️ This zen fox was captured during our National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme survey with Kingston Council. You help to 'spot' more scenes like this by visiting tinyurl.com/5kn3cr7e 👈🦔 @ptes-org.bsky.social @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social
We're surveying Regents Park, a park we've surveyed since 2016🦔 Huge thanks to Raffles London at The OWO who part funded the survey & volunteered with deployment! This will provide vital insights into this important central population! @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @theroyalparks.bsky.social
We're extremely excited to announce the launch of our new website! It's your go-to place for keeping up to date with the latest London HogWatch projects: www.londonhogwatch.org Huge thanks to @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social for funding it's creation & making it possible 🦔
