Project Description

The Irish Hedgehog Survey is a citizen science project by researchers in National University of Ireland, Galway with the National Biodiversity Data Centre. The public are asked to take part in the project in a number of ways – by recording hedgehogs wherever you see them, by surveying your gardens for hedgehogs or by taking part in a questionnaire about hedgehogs on the farm. No special skills or knowledge are required to take part. The information provided will help enormously in monitoring hedgehog abundance and distribution in Ireland.

Check out some interesting facts and find more resources on helping hedgehogs on the DLRCOCO dedicated hedgehog campaign page.

You can find out more about recording your sightings here.

Would you like to conduct a survey in your garden over five nights? You can do this using a trail camera or a footprint tunnel. You will find information on the garden survey and instructions on how to make a footprint tunnel here.