Leave a wild corner
Leaf piles, branches and dense plants can offer shelter and support the insects hedgehogs eat.
The real animal behind Tilly
Why a
hedgehog?
Tilly lives in an imaginary meadow. Real hedgehogs need room to live in ours.
A character with a purpose
A little face for
a real story.
Tilly is a hedgehog because the animal behind her deserves to be noticed. The stories invite children and grown-ups to look closely at the world around them. That care can reach beyond the page, to the wild creatures that share our gardens, parks and countryside.
In Sweden, the hedgehog is classified as Vulnerable on the national red list. Traffic and changing habitats make it harder for hedgehogs to find food and safe places to rest. Read the assessment from SLU Artdatabanken
Photograph credits and licences
- Hero photo by Hrald — CC BY-SA 3.0
- First strip photo by Hrald, edited by Papa Lima Whiskey — CC BY-SA 3.0
- Second strip photo by Dreamcatcher-rus — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Third strip photo by PetroKaterynych — CC BY-SA 4.0
Images are cropped to fit the page layout.
Small ways to care
Make a little room
for the wild.
Help them pass
A safe opening between neighboring gardens lets hedgehogs move without needing to use the road.
Look out at dusk
Put out fresh water, keep robot mowers to daytime hours, and enjoy watching from a distance.
These ideas follow WWF Sweden’s hedgehog guidance .
From wonder to action
Help the real
hedgehogs, too.
WWF Sweden and Nordens Ark run Igelkottsveckan, a project that gathers public observations to help researchers understand where hedgehogs are found and where they need support. We’ll share Tilly Hog’s own conservation partnership here when its details are confirmed.
Explore WWF’s hedgehog work