Those who follow Judy’s Facebook posts will be familiar with her poetry about nature, conservation and life in general. She has at last been persuaded to put her poems into print and has published them in a book: “A Prickle of Poems”. Full of sensitivity, wisdom, deep sadness, humour and hope, it is a thought…

We are very lucky to have been given a signed GUITAR by COLDPLAY. Yes really !!!!– signed by all the band members. It’s genuine and the person who has donated it works for them . This is a very collectible item and a must for all Coldplay fans. Not only that probably a great investment…

There has been a positive media frenzy at Prickles in a Pickle this week! On Monday 7th August we were on BBC Spotlight Southwest in a feature they filmed about our collaboration with The Secret Garden at Powderham Castle. Powderham provide a safe release site in their wonderful two acre walled garden for our recovered…

Thank you everyone for your lovely messages and comments on another TV focus on hedgehogs. It also reached BBC Breakfast this morning. Just to be clear, Powderham have 4 hedgehogs that cannot be released into the wild due to being not completely functional in some way. The team, headed up by Maria, are animal savvy…

We will be included in a feature on BBC Spotlight News this evening, Monday 7th August. Janine Jansen visited the hospital last week and interviewed Judy about about the link we have with the Walled Garden at Powderham Castle where we release the slightly disabled hedgehogs that cannot go back into the wild and need…

Our lovely volunteer Sally Mutton (AKA “Daisy” at the hedgehog hospital!) is taking part in the Edinburgh Kilt Walk on Sunday 17th September 2023. Sally will be walking 21 miles which will be a massive challenge for her: “I have struggled with menopausal syndrome for the last five years including exhaustion and weight gain. Thanks…

Thank you very much to everyone who attended Sally’s Open Garden – you helped Sally to raise an amazing £452.00 – well done Sally and thank you so much! One of our wonderful volunteers, Sally, is having an “Open Garden” as a fundraiser for Prickles in a Pickle on Saturday 29th July 10.00 – 16.00…

Devon County Show are looking for local charities who would like to be considered for the Charity of the Year at the Devon County Show from 2024 onwards. Prickles in a Pickle have applied. Please could all our wonderful followers email Devon County Show to also nominate us: claireshaw@dcshow.org and say you would like to…

Our stand will be at the following events – please come and say “hello”!: July 26th: Yealmpton Show August 5th Loddiswell Show August 12th South Hams Vintage Machinery Rally, Churchstow August 13th Celebrate Start Bay, Slapton Ley Field Centre August 28th Stoke Fleming Village Show September 2nd Kingsbridge Show September 9th Wild About Loddiswell Hedgehog…

New Building Fundraiser! We are a small Hedgehog Rescue Charity located in South Devon. We take in over 1200 hedgehogs a year which are either wounded or sick Hedgehogs or disturbed nests. We treat, rehabilitate and release back to the wild to a hedgehog friendly environment. Hedgehogs have had a dramatic population decline in the…