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RSPB Spotlight: Hedgehogs Book

Much loved… but about to be lost? The hedgehog was voted Britain’s favourite animal in 2013, yet numbers in the British countryside have halved this century. Generations of children have been captivated by Beatrix Potter’s The tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle and Romans feted hedgehogs as weather prophets, yet many cultures routinely consume hedgehog meat for medicinal uses as varied as alleviating arthritis and arresting impotence. Unmistakably – and uniquely, in European terms – garbed in spines, this mammal is a ‘gardener’s best friend’… yet one upon which we are rarely lucky enough to clasp eyes. Hedgehogs have been legally persecuted for munching the eggs of rare birds, yet the recent appointment of Britain’s first ever ‘hedgehog officer’ was lauded by the national press. Familiar in appearance yet little known of lifestyle, the hedgehog is an ideal and iconic subject for Bloomsbury’s RSPB Spotlight series. RSPB Spotlight: Hedgehogs is a lively, readable and well-illust…

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