Wildlife rescue
Hedgehogs: charity shop gifts
Hand-rear hoglets and overwinter underweight hedgehogs — gifts from £5.
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How does my donation help hedgehogs?
Wildlife hospitals hand-rear orphaned hedgehogs every year. £5 feeds an orphaned hoglet, £10 keeps one warm on a heat pad, £15 funds an X-ray, and £25 overwinters an underweight hedgehog until spring release. Every hedgehog rescue gift is a suggested amount that goes to WARN’s general fund.
Orphaned and underweight hedgehogs arrive at rescues every autumn — too small to survive hibernation. Hand-feeding, warmth and a safe winter indoors mean they go back to the wild in spring. Nobody takes a hedgehog home; the till is the gift tags on this page.
Who should skip this: Skip this page if you wanted to rehome a hedgehog in the UK — that is the rescue directory, not a gift tag. Skip it if you need Gift Aid: World Animal Rescue Network is a CIC and cannot claim it. Nobody takes this animal home.
Can I take this hedgehog home?
No. These tags are gifts to WARN’s general fund, named after a kind of care. The animal stays there. If you want to adopt or foster in the UK, use the rescue directory and follow that organisation’s process. An animal charity gift is not a pet. Compare sponsor vs adopt.
Is a hedgehog gift Gift Aid eligible?
No. Donations are received by World Animal Rescue Network CIC. Community interest companies cannot claim Gift Aid, so you will never see a tick-box here. If Gift Aid is required, give to a registered charity instead. The gifts on this page support care without Gift Aid. See about.
What gifts help hedgehogs?
Pick a tag and we'll transfer you to World Animal Rescue Network's secure donation page with this gift already selected. Birthday and Christmas wrappers live on birthday gifts and Christmas gifts; choose the same care with a personal message.
Hedgehog rescue questions
How much does it cost to feed an orphaned hoglet?
Wildlife hospitals’ costs differ, and we hold no cost data. The “Feed an orphaned hoglet” gift suggests £5, named after specialist milk feeds for one hand-reared hoglet. See all hedgehog rescue gifts.
Can I give a hedgehog rescue donation as a gift?
Yes. After you donate, make a free printable gift card with their name, your message and the gift you chose, then print it or save it as a PDF to email — popular for birthdays and gifts in memory. WARN emails you a payment receipt, not a certificate. It is a charity gift, not a hedgehog you take home.
Can I take this hedgehog home?
No. Tags on the hedgehog gift page are gifts to WARN’s general fund, named after a kind of care, not an individual animal. Recovered hedgehogs are released. For a local wildlife hospital, use the rescue directory.
Is a hedgehog gift Gift Aid eligible?
No. Donations are received by World Animal Rescue Network CIC, which cannot claim Gift Aid. The gifts still fund care.
Why do hedgehogs need overwintering?
Hedgehogs under roughly 600g cannot survive hibernation. Rescues keep them warm and fed indoors through winter — about £25 per hedgehog — then release them in spring.
