Hedgehog Sculpture

Hedgehog sculpture carved in Yorkstone

On average an adult hedgehog has around 5000-7000 spines – each one a hollow, stiff hair about an inch long.   A baby hedgehog naturally sheds its spines as the new, adult ones grow through, a process known as ‘quilling’.

There is a little trail from one of my stone sheds, for long enough I thought it rabbit made – but I’ve noticed some hedgehog poo (quite a lot of it!) so hopefully I have a prickly lodger.

PS:  After carving my hedgehog, I counted the spines – only 122!