You are invited to our ActForEaling mixer event on Saturday 25th April 2026, 1.30pm to 3.30pm in Boston Manor Park. Join us at the Service Yard in Boston Manor Park for an exciting event about all things Hedgehog! This will be a chance to network with ActForEaling partners, hear our latest news, and learn about the amazing efforts to restore and support nature in West London!
We’ll have speakers from Ealing Hedgehog Friends, and Wild Chiswick to highlight some of their key nature restoration achievements and objectives. And you will be able to visit different purpose-built hedgehog hibernacula in Boston Manor Park with on-side education officer and AfE member Natasha Gavin. Please read the event details, save the date, and RSVP via contact@actforealing.org. See below!
ActForEaling partners are listed on our connecting local partners page here.
About the Speakers:
We’ll be joined by Jo from Wild Chiswick and Theresa from Ealing Hedgehog Friends, who will share their knowledge on all things hedgehog and what we can all do to help. Come along with any questions as it’s a great chance to learn more from the experts.
Ealing Hedgehog Friends was formed in 2023 and is a not-for-profit association formed to rescue and rehabilitate injured, ill, malnourished, and orphaned hedgehogs in Ealing and surrounding areas.
Wild Chiswick is a community-based not-for-profit organisation formed with the aim of increasing awareness of the wildlife around Chiswick. They also conduct research and implement ways to help vulnerable species, such as helping improve habitats by drilling hedgehog highways, advising on wildlife gardening, installing swift boxes and making wildlife areas.
Boston Manor Park education officer Natasha Gavin will also be on-site to demonstrate the hedgehog environment in Boston Manor Park.
Hedgehogs are vital to ecosystems, playing an important role as natural pest controllers and in the diffusion of seeds. As an indicator species, their presence reflects a healthy ecosystem. However, hedgehog populations in Britain are in decline and are now listed as “Vulnerable” on the UK’s red list of mammals. Their numbers have fallen by up to 30% in urban areas and 50% in rural areas since 2000. There is no single cause and is due to a variety of factors (read more: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/hedgehogs/hedgehog-decline).
Come along to learn more about these much-loved animals, discover how Boston Manor Park is working to support and grow their local population, and take part in some hedgehog-related activities. While we can’t promise a live hedgehog sighting, we do have some exciting materials to get you a closer look at these wonderful creatures.
This event will include an outdoor element, so appropriate clothing and good walking shoes are recommended.
DETAILS Time and Date: 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Saturday 25th April 2026 Venue: Boston Manor Park Web: https://www.goparks.london/park/boston-manor-park/ Reconnecting Boston Manor Park: link here ActForEaling: https://actforealing.org/ Please RSVP to contact@actforealing.org |
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