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![Keyford group calls for Frome to be more ‘hedgehog friendly’
A group in Keyford is on a mission to protect and conserve Frome’s hedgehog population and is calling for the town to become more ‘hedgehog friendly’.
Keyford Hedgehog Rescue and Rehab is a volunteer-led group working to help Frome’s hedgehogs. A member of the group, Graham, gave a presentation on ways in which Frome could become more ‘hedgehog friendly’ at the Annual Town Meeting earlier this month.
“The population of hedgehogs in the UK is about 800,000 but that has massively dropped off. In the last decade it has [dropped] by 30%,” said Graham.
Due to the rapid decline of hedgehogs, the species has become protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
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A group in Keyford is on a mission to protect and conserve Frome’s hedgehog population and is calling for the town to become more ‘hedgehog friendly’.
Keyford Hedgehog Rescue and Rehab is a volunteer-led group working to help Frome’s hedgehogs. A member of the group, Graham, gave a presentation on ways in which Frome could become more ‘hedgehog friendly’ at the Annual Town Meeting earlier this month.
“The population of hedgehogs in the UK is about 800,000 but that has massively dropped off. In the last decade it has [dropped] by 30%,” said Graham.
Due to the rapid decline of hedgehogs, the species has become protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
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