In a wild garden the hedgehog lives like a lord! It is a place that provides him everything he eats, where he can find shelter during the summer, and to face the winter in hibernation.
You can then build a suitable shelter using a plastic box or, with the help of an adult, taking hammer, nails and pieces of wood. The choice is yours! Let’s see now how to proceed:
Needed materials
- Hammer and nails
- Untreated wood, thickness 2 cm
- 4 pieces of wood 40 x 30 cm
- 2 pieces of wood 26 x 30 cm
- Entrance tunnel: 4 pieces of wood 13 x 30 cm
- Plastic cloth
- Straw, leaves, branches, soil, sawing
Realization
Put the pieces together, following the scheme below. Remember that the front piece of wood (40 x 30 cm) must have an opening equal to the tunnel (13 x 13 cm) that will allow the entry of the hedgehog.
Before finishing the construction, add some soil and sawdust to the floor. Once the box is done, put it in a protected place in the wild garden; under the hedge of shrubs would be excellent. Cover it with the plastic cloth and then with soil, branches and leaves, obviously leaning out the entry tunnel, where must be put straw and leaves.
