The fact that the public have the chance to vote on reform is historic in itself but if they decide it is time for change then tomorrow will be a truly historic day for British politics.
Secondly, although I'm a little late in posting, this week is Hedgehog Awareness Week. It is designed to highlight some of the problems hedgehogs face (from food shortages to Postmen dropping elastic bands) and ways you can help them. Here are some useful tips.
Don’t use slug pellets or rat poison and get your neighbours to do the same.
If you do get a hog in your garden then put out food for it (make sure you put it under a box so that cats and foxes can’t get to it. You can now buy hedgehog food called ‘Spikes’ – they go mad for the Spikes wet food. Meat based cat and dog food could also be used but NEVER BREAD AND MILK.
Make sure hedgehogs can get out of your pond or swimming pool by putting in a ramp.
Check your pea netting and football goal netting regularly – a hedgehog trapped in netting for a day in the sun will be very distressed and dehydrated.
Make sure you have plenty of ground coverage – a hedgehog loves to potter round in the undergrowth looking for your garden pests. If your garden is all concrete and turf then forget about attracting a hedgehog.
Make a log pile or a compost heap. Hogs love nosing around damp areas of the garden and a log pile or compost will attract lots of hedgehog food as well as possibly provide a place for a hedgehog to give birth or to hibernate.
Check your bonfires. Even if you leave a pile of sticks for a day check it before lighting it you never know what might of crawled in seeking refuge.
So there you go, two quick but important things.
For more on the voting reform go here.
For more on hedgehogs go here.
