2026 Campaign
2026 Campaign
Regular Donations
Why Regular Giving Is Important
Thanks to our wonderful supporters, hedgehogs can receive treatment, food and care and are given the best possible chance to be rehabilitated and released back into the wild where they belong.
Knowing that we have a steady income stream that we can rely on will help us plan for the future and support those animals which need long-term care for their rehabilitation
By setting up a regular gift, you can help ensure that Dorset Hedgehog Rescue is always there to care for hedgehogs, day in, day out.
Our rescue costs in the region of £275 per day to run, or £100,000 per year, so it is important that we are able to raise enough funds to pay for this. This is where you come in.
How You Can Help
By choosing to give a regular monthly donation you will be helping us to plan ahead, provide the best care for hedgehogs under rehabilitation and train more volunteers and rescue drivers to support us during the busiest of times of the year.
Giving on a regular basis allows you to budget your support by spreading the cost over a long period, paying smaller amounts on a monthly basis. You can be confident that by providing this form of ongoing support you are supporting Dorset Hedgehog Rescue in the most effective way to guarantee our future.
The difference a gift makes…. where your money goes
Dorset Hedgehog Rescue strives to provide the highest standards of care to each and every hedgehog that comes into our care, alleviating suffering and providing treatment and dedicated attention.
From as little as £2 a month, regular donations help to:
- Contribute to the cost of food and equipment needed to support hedgehogs during their rehabilitation
- Contribute towards the cost of veterinary treatment
- Fund essential treatment facilities
- Provide appropriate accommodation for recovery and rehabilitation of hedgehogs
- Support successful releases through provision of monitoring technology and on-going research and data collection
- Provide educational programmes for children and adults to raise awareness and promote knowledge and empathy of hedgehogs, their habitat and conservation
It All Adds Up!
No donation is too small – it all adds up to make a significant difference to the lives of the hedgehogs that need our help!
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Bless them, through no fault of their own, so many suffer.
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So grateful for your work!
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We are visited every night by at least one Hog, and have used local Hog volunteers many times over the years for ill or injured Hogs. For the sake of our Hog population we need caring people like yourselves who know what to do when we come across hogs wandering around during daylight hours. Thank you for your dedication.
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Our family love hedgehogs ♥️ Keep up the good work!
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Thank you for taking in the little female on Saturday afternoon
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Our wildlife is so important
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Donating in memory of Juliet Evan’s who loved hedgehogs love Maxine and Terry
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Great work
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So admire what you do and absolutely love hedgehogs
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Found a baby hedgehog in back garden so took it straight over to the lovely ladies at the rescue
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You are doing a wonderful job. I hope my contribution helps.
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I started volunteering with this hedgehog rescue back in February. They really do an amazing job at helping our declining hogs. I’ve learnt an awful lot by being there and every question has been answered by the staff who undoubtedly care about the hogs who heartedly.
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I love hedgehogs & you’re doing a great job protecting them. Thankyou
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Great work. It's sad to see their numbers declining. They used to be everywhere.
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From Boycie x
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Thank you for all your care and kindness in trying to save the life of little Sandy.
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Thank you for getting Reine better so she could come home!
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Thankyou for taking in our baby hedgehog that we found. Apologies for the sleepless nights
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A great service.
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I have always loved Hedgehogs I used to have a hedgehog house in my garden now I have moved I can no longer have it, I very rarely see a hedgehog these days which is a shame. We need to donate to this organisation who give there time and care in looking after sick hedgehogs, the least we can do is help out with donations.
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We have 6 hedgehogs currently visiting both our front and back gardens. It is wonderful to see their antics at night. Thank you for all the support and kindness you give these wonderful animals. Best wishes Nigel and Teri
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Thank you for all you do. We once had regular visitors but no more. We miss them!
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Have hedgehogs in my garden and it’s great to know Dorset Hedgehog rescue is there for them if needed xx
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Amazing work and care thank you
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A great cause, so glad we have a local rescue again, you do such great work
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We have just had our dining room table and chairs renovated by Jon. We talked about hedgehogs and the fact I volunteer for Dorset Hedgehog Rescue. Jon wanted to donate £40 of the cost of renovating our furniture. Thank you Jon. Claire Rose.
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Love hedgehogs, I have them visit most nights.
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Really appreciate the rescue centre with the skills and great facilities to help the hog we found in trouble, and so many others. Thank you.
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We released Garfield this evening on Poundbury and you were so kind showing my grandchildren round the centre. Thank you for all you do
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Such beautiful little animals and I want to help those who help them, by donating each month.
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🦔Our native species deserve to be protected. This donation is from the Mathias siblings; a proportion of money they saved not buying Christmas gifts ⛔️ 🎁 for each other, that no-one wants or needs!
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To help with vet bills for Moon
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My donation is to honor the memory of my Sister in Law, Pamela Chapman who loved her Hedge Hogs with a passion
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Such a wonderful organization and team caring for our wildlife. Thank you for all you do ❤️
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Such a wonderful organization and dedicated team of volunteers helping wildlife when they need it the most
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For the wonderful work you do everyday
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This donation is the proceeds of a collection made at Sandford Lace Group in memory of Mrs Pam Chapman, one of our Lacemakers who sadly passed away at the end of 2025.
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Took a young hedgehog for them to care for. Want to help look after these lovely animals.
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In memory of Pam Chapman
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With very best wishes
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This is a charity that a late family friend supported.
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I love them we have a wildeness n stream behing us n I put Hedgehog pellets for then but possibly the foxes eat them too
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Thank you for all you do
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Hugh Brackenbury
£20.00 -
Mandy Crack
£15.00Bless them, through no fault of their own, so many suffer. -
Stuart Wheeler
£5.00 -
India Jaques
£2.00 -
Elizabeth Flavell
£10.00So grateful for your work! -
Cheryl kerry
£5.00
What We Do
- We provide a rescue service caring for sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs.
- We rehabilitate the hedgehogs in our care and return them to the wild wherever possible.
- We ensure that the hedgehogs in our care receive the best care available using veterinary guidance and best practice.
- We inspire learning about the world of our native wild hedgehogs, encouraging everyone to discover what they can do to protect it.
- Increase public awareness about the decline in hedgehogs, the hazards they face, and to encourage children to respect hedgehogs and take an interest in hedgehogs.
- Assist in scientific and behavioural research as we are able.
- We encourage Dorset residents to adopt hedgehog friendly activities in their gardens.
- Provide training for green space managers, both council based and countryside contractors, in the ecology of Hedgehogs.
Every donation makes a difference and helps us to help hedgehogs.
Thank you for all you do
I love them we have a wildeness n stream behing us n I put Hedgehog pellets for then but possibly the foxes eat them too
This is a charity that a late family friend supported.
With very best wishes
In memory of Pam Chapman
Took a young hedgehog for them to care for. Want to help look after these lovely animals.
This donation is the proceeds of a collection made at Sandford Lace Group in memory of Mrs Pam Chapman, one of our Lacemakers who sadly passed away at the end of 2025.
Thank you for this donation in memory of Pam Chapman, it is very much appreciated.
For the wonderful work you do everyday
Such a wonderful organization and dedicated team of volunteers helping wildlife when they need it the most
Such a wonderful organization and team caring for our wildlife. Thank you for all you do ❤️
My donation is to honor the memory of my Sister in Law, Pamela Chapman who loved her Hedge Hogs with a passion
To help with vet bills for Moon
🦔Our native species deserve to be protected. This donation is from the Mathias siblings; a proportion of money they saved not buying Christmas gifts ⛔️ 🎁 for each other, that no-one wants or needs!
Such beautiful little animals and I want to help those who help them, by donating each month.
We released Garfield this evening on Poundbury and you were so kind showing my grandchildren round the centre. Thank you for all you do
Really appreciate the rescue centre with the skills and great facilities to help the hog we found in trouble, and so many others.
Thank you.
Love hedgehogs, I have them visit most nights.
We have just had our dining room table and chairs renovated by Jon. We talked about hedgehogs and the fact I volunteer for Dorset Hedgehog Rescue. Jon wanted to donate £40 of the cost of renovating our furniture. Thank you Jon. Claire Rose.
A great cause, so glad we have a local rescue again, you do such great work
Amazing work and care thank you
Have hedgehogs in my garden and it’s great to know Dorset Hedgehog rescue is there for them if needed xx
Thank you for all you do. We once had regular visitors but no more. We miss them!
We have 6 hedgehogs currently visiting both our front and back gardens. It is wonderful to see their antics at night. Thank you for all the support and kindness you give these wonderful animals. Best wishes Nigel and Teri
I have always loved Hedgehogs I used to have a hedgehog house in my garden now I have moved I can no longer have it, I very rarely see a hedgehog these days which is a shame. We need to donate to this organisation who give there time and care in looking after sick hedgehogs, the least we can do is help out with donations.
A great service.
Thankyou for taking in our baby hedgehog that we found. Apologies for the sleepless nights
Thank you for getting Reine better so she could come home!
Thank you for all your care and kindness in trying to save the life of little Sandy.
From Boycie x
Great work. It’s sad to see their numbers declining. They used to be everywhere.
I love hedgehogs & you’re doing a great job protecting them. Thankyou
I started volunteering with this hedgehog rescue back in February. They really do an amazing job at helping our declining hogs. I’ve learnt an awful lot by being there and every question has been answered by the staff who undoubtedly care about the hogs who heartedly.
You are doing a wonderful job. I hope my contribution helps.
Found a baby hedgehog in back garden so took it straight over to the lovely ladies at the rescue
So admire what you do and absolutely love hedgehogs
Great work
Donating in memory of Juliet Evan’s who loved hedgehogs love Maxine and Terry
Our wildlife is so important
Thank you for taking in the little female on Saturday afternoon
Our family love hedgehogs ♥️ Keep up the good work!
We are visited every night by at least one Hog, and have used local Hog volunteers many times over the years for ill or injured Hogs. For the sake of our Hog population we need caring people like yourselves who know what to do when we come across hogs wandering around during daylight hours. Thank you for your dedication.
So grateful for your work!
Bless them, through no fault of their own, so many suffer.