Heather's Hedgehog Hostel
We are a Cambridgeshire based charity specialising in
hedgehog rescue and rehabilitation
Heather's Hedgehog Hostel
We are a Cambridgeshire based charity specialising in
hedgehog rescue and rehabilitation
Welcome to Heather's Hedgehog Hostel!
Caring for Hedgehogs in Chatteris
Heather's Hedgehog Hostel is a charity that specialises in providing rehabilitation and comprehensive hedgehog care for Chatteris and the surrounding areas. We take hedgehogs into our hedgehog rescue service, nurse them back to health, and release them when they are back to good health. Find out more about founder Heather Johnson, and our dedicated Trustees, by clicking below.
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Please vote for us so that we receive £5,000 towards our hedgehogs!!
We would be so incredibly grateful if the community (AND EVERYONE!) was able to support us with nominating us so that we can receive £5,000 towards our charity! It takes one minute, and votes are only open until SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY! Every vote would mean the world! Click below to vote for us!
Donations keep our service running
The hostel is only able to do everything we do because of the generosity of the community. For monetary donations, any amount makes a huge difference, even £1 a week.
To donate, simply scan our QR code, or click here.
Alternatively, click below to find out what items we can accept for our hedgehogs currently in our care.
Family Volunteering Club in Fenland!
We are part of a pilot scheme to encourage young volunteers in the area! We are running 2 free sessions in the holidays. One in February half term and one in April! Follow the code and have a look!
Celebrating our end of year stats!
We had a whopping 466 hedgehog come through the doors of the hostel in 2024, with a 77% release rate! This is all thanks to the trustees, dedicated volunteers and the whole community for your valued contributions. We start 2025 with 27 hedgehogs on our books (11 foster hogs and the rest are located at our garage site).
We are so incredibly proud and humbled to have saved and released this many hedgehogs within 2024, and with everybody pulling together, this has been made possible. Thank you everybody!
Volunteers Required!
We are looking for volunteers who are crafty in every way of the word! If you are interested, please click below and let us know your availability.
National Hedgehog Day! Sunday 2nd February!
In commemoration for National Hedgehog Day, which took place on 2nd Feb, Heather put together some FAQs all about our day of celebration, and we would invite you to have a look through by clicking the link below!
Buy your Tombola Tickets!
Get in touch today to buy your tombola tickets! Tickets are priced as in the picture, and please visit us during our opening hours to pick up your tombola tickets! All funds go towards the East Anglian Air Ambulance and our hostel. Thank you!
We have been nominated!
We are so very excited to announce that Heathers Hedgehog Hostel has been nominated for an award at the Animal Star Awards 2025! We will post further updates soon once voting commences and more information is released!
Volunteers are the heart of the hostel
We are so grateful to have the support of many volunteers within our community who support us every day. Meet some of our inspiring team of hedgehog volunteers by clicking below!