End of September update

Have just done the maths for the year October 2024 to September 2025, it is our worst year for releases ever:

2018-19 Admissions 549 Deaths 262 Releases 289 52 % survival

2019-20 Admissions 635 Deaths 237 Releases 403 63% survival

2020-21 Admissions 499 Deaths 300 Releases 225 45% survival

2021-22 Admissions 480 Deaths 228 Releases 228 50% survival

2022-23 Admissions 414 Deaths 211 Releases 203 49% survival

2023-24 Admissions 522 Deaths 280 Releases 263 50% survival

2024-25 Admissions 423 Deaths 244 Releases 178 42% survival

Admissions for the last quarter are as follows:

July 68 admissions, 42 deaths only 9 releases

August 45 admissions, 26 deaths and 10 releases

September 36 admissions, 21 deaths and 27 releases

Reading the notes on the hedgehogs, there were so many really serious injuries and the rest were so thin and dehydrated, so few really stood a chance of survival during the dry summer months.

We can only hope that this mild damp weather continues into winter so that their natural food is still available to them and that we don't get a harsh, cold winter so that they may be able to build up their reserves a bit in time for next year.