Animals

Hedgehogs Successfully Rehomed at Bluestone National Park Resort

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Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Hedgehog Rescue - Credit: Bluestone National Park Resort

By Jill Dando News

Bluestone National Park Resort in Wales has rehomed three juvenile hedgehogs aged one year old as part of the five-star holiday resort’s long-standing partnership with Pembrokeshire Hogspital.

Pembrokeshire Hogspital rescues and rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs, returning them to the wild in most cases.

Three hedgehogs, twin brothers and a single unrelated female, are now in the process of a soft release at Bluestone National Park Resort.

A purpose-built lodge is made for them, gradually they are given more space, the fences are then taken away, and food will continue to be provided for them until eventually they are successfully integrated into the wild.

Hedgehog Rescue - Credit: Bluestone National Park Resort

Marten Lewis, director of sustainability at Bluestone, said:

“Over the past five years, Bluestone has been part of several heartwarming hedgehog releases. This spring we were delighted to have rehomed and released more hedgehogs who have received incredible care from Pembrokeshire Hogspital.

"This one is extra special as we also got a little help from our community, asking Bluestone's social media followers to name the hedgehogs’ new 'lodges'; so, the new official lodge names are Tŷ Draenog and Hodge Lodge.”

Bluestone has a longstanding partnership of five years with its local Hogspital, having donated money for an intensive care unit to provide incubators for looking after baby hedgehogs; and serving as an emergency release site, which is a safe place for hedgehogs that are ready to leave the Hogspital but for a variety of reasons can't be taken back to where they were found.

Find out more about how people and the planet are at the heart of Bluestone National Park Resort and book a stay at bluestonewales.com/

Find out more about Pembrokeshire Hogspital at

https://www.facebook.com/pembrokeshirehogspital/?locale=en_GB&checkpoint_src=any

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