<p>Hi fellow students.</p>
<p>I am Charon, an Open SU Hedgehog Ambassador. I am lucky enough to have a large garden where there are numerous spaces for hedgehogs to hide and potentially breed. Some have been created, such as turning a wheelbarrow into a hedgehog house, and others are more natural, including a pile of leaves and logs where hedgehogs can burrow and have their hoglets.</p>
<p>As part of our Hedgehog Friendly Campus campaign, Open SU and The Open University are supporting Hedgehog Awareness Week 2026 (3 May to 9 May). We are supporting the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, particularly their <a href="https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hedgehog-pledge-this-hedgehog-awareness-week/">‘Take the Hedgehog Pledge’ campaign</a>. This campaign contains seven pledges:</p>
<ul>
<li>Add more hedgehog highways</li>
<li>Create, improve, or protect a wild space</li>
<li>Always check for hedgehogs before strimming, mowing, or hedge cutting</li>
<li>Go totally organic in your garden or allotment</li>
<li>Be net savvy</li>
<li>Provide water for wildlife all year round!</li>
<li>Become a National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme volunteer spotter!</li>
</ul>
<p>You can discover more about these pledges by looking at the <a href="https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hedgehog-pledge-this-hedgehog-awareness-week/">‘Take the Hedgehog Pledge’ campaign page</a>.</p>
<p>Please sign up for one pledge a day (or one for the week) at <a href="https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/take-the-hedgehog-pledge-this-spring-sign-up-form/">Take the Hedgehog Pledge – The British Hedgehog Preservation Society</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you for reading<br />
Charon</p>
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