Ghosts in the Hedgerow: who or what is responsible for our favourite mammal’s decline

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British hedgehogs sadly face a myriad of threats, with the format of a whodunnit allowing Moorhouse to investigate each ‘suspect’ in turn; the badger, the farmer, the driver… The list goes on. Tom Moorhouse sets out to investigate the evidence, and in seeking to discover the cause of this loss and how we save the species he uncovers a story full of twists, turns and uncomfortable truths about the trade-offs that exist between humans and wildlife. Any project that highlights the plight of hedgehogs is invaluable and Ghosts in the Hedgerow fulfils that task admirably.Ghosts in the Hedgerow offers an in-depth, insightful and impossibly funny look at the plight of the hedgehog. characterising the book will depict the author holding the encased last hedgehog in a glass jar crying out did we get the DNA?

I generally enjoyed it and it’s an easy read however there were too many horrible puns in the book which got annoying after a while.So which one of them is responsible for this crime – and for the disappearance of many many thousands of hedgehogs in recent decades? The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

A final chapter, complete with contributions from hedgehog conservation experts, equips the reader with the toolkit required to try and coax our beloved hedgehogs back. He loves hiking up mountains, walking through woods, climbing on rocks and generally being weather-beaten outdoors.Ghosts in the Hedgerow expertly conveys the complexities of a decline reminiscent of ‘death by a thousand cuts’, with the conclusion of (spoiler! Overall, Ghosts in the Hedgerow is a thoroughly entertaining, honest and sometimes surprising read, and one that will satisfy nature enthusiasts and newbies alike. They have some surprising fans – Moorhouse tells us that Dolly Parton is a fan of the hedgehogs of Kirtlington.