Rescue hedgehog © Peter Diaper

HEDGEHOG DAY - our prickly friend comes top in The Environment Agency's poll on the ICONS site.

The Icons of the Environment winner has always been one of Britain’s best-loved wild mammals. A member of the spiny Erinaceinae family, it can be found all over Europe in a variety of species, but no other nation has quite taken it to their hearts like we have, as is evident from the many comments received during the nomination and voting process.

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