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At this time of year, many animals want to go into hibernation - hedgehogs but also creatures such as slow worms and grass snakes. Sheltered from the wind and the rain, they crawl into warm and dry piles of wood. The unlit bonfire is an oasis for many animals in the winter but when all those firework night bonfires are lit on November 5, they are suddenly burned to death.
Most communities start building their bonfires many weeks ahead. It would be much better to pile them up at the last minute. It is incredibly tempting to begin piling wood up early but if it can be stored somewhere and moved into place on the day this could save many animal's lives.
If a bonfire has been sitting in the same spot for days, organisers worried about killing hedgehogs - as well as smaller animals such as frogs and toads which have hopped and crawled in - could assemble a group of volunteers and simply move all the wood 20m away. It wouldn't take long and it would give the animals a chance to escape.
Most communities start building their bonfires many weeks ahead. It would be much better to pile them up at the last minute. It is incredibly tempting to begin piling wood up early but if it can be stored somewhere and moved into place on the day this could save many animal's lives.
If a bonfire has been sitting in the same spot for days, organisers worried about killing hedgehogs - as well as smaller animals such as frogs and toads which have hopped and crawled in - could assemble a group of volunteers and simply move all the wood 20m away. It wouldn't take long and it would give the animals a chance to escape.
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could assemble a group of volunteers and simply move all the wood 20m away
Do WHAT?
Can't we just lob a couple of tubes of Aloe Vera in?
Do WHAT?
Can't we just lob a couple of tubes of Aloe Vera in?
Chuck a few bangers in, that will flush the bugggers out.
Not many bonfires about these days compared to say 10 or 20 yrs ago.Every rd and eevry estate and field and rec seemed to have a bonfire of some description.Not a huge fan of the night but its another thing with the health and safety nazis have neutered to such an extent it's a bit of a bore.Took my kid to a display last night they dodnt even have a Guy on the bonfire...WTF is all that about?? The fireworks looked like theyd been sponsored by the health and safety exec.No bangs or anything ..proper pooftahs night
Think of all the cats that must go into these unlit bonfires chasing hedgehogs.
Cannyman as ever your post is humane, intelligent and interesting. It will make people (I hope) think about their bonfire - which in my opinion never suffers from a relocation - and follow your advice.
If you don't already have an OBE/MBE/ the other 'BE(s) for services to promoting the welfare of animals, both pets and wildlife, an injustice is apparent.
Keep up the good work and best wishes to yourself.
If you don't already have an OBE/MBE/ the other 'BE(s) for services to promoting the welfare of animals, both pets and wildlife, an injustice is apparent.
Keep up the good work and best wishes to yourself.
nobody bothered when they were being killed to make Hedgehog flavoured Crisps
Thanks parachute, very good of you to say so. :-)
I haven't seen anyone with a Guy for several years. It's such a shame.
Loads of kids came round on Saturday evening to mark the American festival of Hallowe'en, of course. Nine kids in total.
Twunts, the lot of 'em.
Loads of kids came round on Saturday evening to mark the American festival of Hallowe'en, of course. Nine kids in total.
Twunts, the lot of 'em.
owfd we only ever used to get roasted chestnuts :(
quite right Goring, Halloween is Scottish indeed
they'll be saying Christmas is American next
they'll be saying Christmas is American next
not sure if threads drop off but saving for bonfire night just in case.
We have our bonfires on the 11th July just to save the hedgehogs.
I see the crap New Forum censors the word P R I C K L Y .
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Replies: 5967 05 Nov 09 06:53
American festival? It's Scottish.
The name Halloween is Scottish, but the festival itself is much older.
Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration.
Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.
Replies: 5967 05 Nov 09 06:53
American festival? It's Scottish.
The name Halloween is Scottish, but the festival itself is much older.
Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration.
Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.
I agree that its scotch but the overly boring exaggerated nauseating way to celebrate it is american. Its certainly feck all to do with engerland and so i tell the kids to work it up their ar$es when they come round.
Hedgehogs make lovely soup
Jeez I cant do that,just about boil an egg
Jeez I cant do that,just about boil an egg
'I haven't seen anyone with a Guy for several years.'
No, Canaryboy's luck's been out.
No, Canaryboy's luck's been out.
Thanks Coach, plagiarised I must admit.
Me neither sparky come to think of it.
Me neither sparky come to think of it.
three billion chickens worldwide. No shortage of them. Let's breed endangered animals for the farm. Tiger burgers. We could release the excess billions back into the wild to kill the chinese? It's a solution. Logic people. Pure logic.
parachute
parachute
04 Nov 09 20:47
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Cannyman as ever your post is humane, intelligent and interesting. It will make people (I hope) think about their bonfire - which in my opinion never suffers from a relocation - and follow your advice.
If you don't already have an OBE/MBE/ the other 'BE(s) for services to promoting the welfare of animals, both pets and wildlife, an injustice is apparent.
Keep up the good work and best wishes to yourself.
Agreed parachute, he was a great bloke.
parachute
04 Nov 09 20:47
Joined: 28 Jun 03
| Topic/replies: 1,018 | Blogger: parachute's blog
Cannyman as ever your post is humane, intelligent and interesting. It will make people (I hope) think about their bonfire - which in my opinion never suffers from a relocation - and follow your advice.
If you don't already have an OBE/MBE/ the other 'BE(s) for services to promoting the welfare of animals, both pets and wildlife, an injustice is apparent.
Keep up the good work and best wishes to yourself.
Agreed parachute, he was a great bloke.
I have built a hedgehog house for one regular visitor which looks a little under weight to make it through hibernation. It hasn't moved in yet but when it does I just hope it keeps coming out for food during the first cold snap.
That's a very kind thing to do, sad saddo. Don't give the little fella or lassie any milk, but you no doubt know that. :-)
They love suet pellets(pink variety) and I top up with cat biscuits kenny. They also go mad for a little bit of apple crumble cake as a treat. Water is important if you feed em dry stuff.
I give snails cat biscuits, they can devour one a night.
I've heard mealworms are bad for hedgehogs, saddo.
I've heard mealworms are bad for hedgehogs, saddo.
That's kind of you Kenny.
I feed my slugs and snails radishes, lettuces. courgettes, cabbages, spuds, seedlings and much more.
They simply help themselves to whatever is growing in the garden.
I feed my slugs and snails radishes, lettuces. courgettes, cabbages, spuds, seedlings and much more.
They simply help themselves to whatever is growing in the garden.
Hedgehogs ARE edible you know HTH.
Waste not want not and keeping out the cold on a frosty winter's night.
Waste not want not and keeping out the cold on a frosty winter's night.
Always a welcome visitor. Our garden is wildlife friendly, ie a mess albeit a slightly managed one.
Thanks Dr, I also feed slugs as well, but not as often as snails.
Here's a fabulous song and short film from the great Burl Ives, which I'm sure you'll remember.
The Ugly Bug Ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWrIWq2_tk
Here's a fabulous song and short film from the great Burl Ives, which I'm sure you'll remember.
The Ugly Bug Ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWrIWq2_tk
I doubt if any animal hibernates at this time of year. It's 50 degrees ffs!
Well it's nearly freezing here (2 degrees) so don't see why not.
Early warning this year. Will ttt nearer the dreaded day.
My wife is a Romany gypsy . She's never eaten hedgehog . So much for stereotyping . She can't read or write tho 
Wonder if putting an EU flag on one would now be considered a "hate crime", given how oppresive society is becoming? Only one way to find out!
Certainly not Hibernating up here Sadly being Flattened by Traffic 
Never see one these days. Think the badgers have wiped them out
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