Facilities
A rescued hedgehog receiving treatment for a leg injury.
This is the hospital unit which was opened in 2002.  It is fitted out with intensive care incubators and individual recovery units.  There is a treatment area, isolation area, kitchen, laundry and office areas.

The unit was built following intensive fundraising over three years and with assistance from a whole range of local businesses and organisations including Doreen Lofthouse, Bill Hamer (Palmer Ave Garage), Chadwicks Timber Merchants, Celplas Ltd, M.F.I. Furniture Store, B&Q, Clydesdale Roofing Supplies, Topp’s Tiles, Devonshire Blinds, and Windmill Windows.
We were successful in being awarded the funding to purchase two intensive care incubators thanks to Care for the Wild.  These incubators have a life support system which is thermostatically controlled providing a warm and safe environment, giving the hedgehogs in our care the best possible chance of survival.  They are particularly beneficial for hand rearing baby hedgehogs and also for hedgehogs needing intensive post operative care.  These units will save countless lives in the years to come and we are very grateful to Care for the Wild for their support.

Please note:

We are no longer allowing visits to the Rescue Centre. We are caring for sick, injured and frightened wild animals and it is vital therefore that we keep stress and noise levels to an absolute minimum in order to aid their recovery. We must put their welfare first and foremost.

Our aims for the future

The hedgehog has been around for more than 15 million years.  Now they are among the 1149 species that have recently been identified as being under threat and in need of help to survive. In England as a whole, numbers have declined by over 20% in four years.  The hedgehog has taken such a hit in population size recently that if current trends continue it would lead to its extinction by 2025.

With this in mind, the Charity has set itself an aim for the future.

Our current facilities provide us with a firm foundation upon which we can build and move forward in the field of wildlife care. However, at our current premises we have no more room left to expand.  There are many times when we are overwhelmed with the sheer numbers of casualties that need our help, and it’s not right that sometimes we may have to turn some away because we simply haven’t the room or manpower to take in any more.  Every single one deserves the chance of proper care and rehabilitation to enable it to make a full recovery and to be returned to the wild.

Our dream for the future is to be able to purchase land / property to build, equip and staff a dedicated wildlife hospital and educational centre for the Lancashire area.  There is no such facility in this area at present and it is desperately needed.

Every hedgehog that we can save now is a bonus.  It would be such a tragedy if we were to lose this vulnerable and endearing little animal, so please if you can -  help us to help them.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lancashire Hedgehog Care Trust
9 Alisan Rd, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire. FY6 7QF

Careline available daily: 10am - 8pm
Telephone Number: (01253) 899404

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