They are nocturnal but your Hoggy is probably hungry or thirsty. They drink a lot of water! At this time of year with long hours of daylight they do often emerge shortly before dusk. I buy ours the “Bramble” brand of dry hedgehog food from Wilko or Amazon. Our hoggies don’t seem to like ‘wet’ food or kitten food…and dry food helps to keep their teeth sharp.
We have two hedgehogs this year, they make “chuffing” noises at each other and one pushed the other Hoggy out of his way! (I think they’re both males). We put out a garden webcam overnight and we love to see them eating and wandering around the garden. No idea where they are nesting though! If we disturb them they roll up into a ball for approximately 3 minutes. A fox wandered into the garden but after getting a spike on his nose, quickly realised it was best to keep his distance!
If you see a Hoggy during the day, there should be no concern if it is moving with purpose; it’s probably a mother building a best before her hoglets are born. If listless, please contact a Hedgehog rescue ASAP.
Hedgehogs in Britain are declining rapidly in numbers and at risk of becoming extinct. Treasure your hedgehog if you have one visiting your garden. Never give a hedgehog milk to drink as they are lactose intolerant and milk can kill them :(
For info on hedgehogs see:
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk
www.hedgehogstreet.org
Facebook sites include
‘Saving Hedgehogs All Over the UK” (Excellent info)
and although I don’t live near Kent, I really like ‘Hedgehog Rescue Deal’ Facebook page.
Good luck with your hedgehog @georgedawes ! I do hope he isn’t sick and he just needs some TLC with water and food (not bread btw)