Celebrating can be dangerous for our wildlife. Have fun but think how you can avoid wildlife injury.
The end of October is Halloween and straight into November is bonfire night. Please avoid fake webs on hedgerows, they entangle birds and insect life and if eaten are toxic. Avoid netting or stringy items too that hedgehogs and other wildlife can become entangled in.
Keep pumpkins off the ground because although hedgehogs enjoy eating them, too much may result in sickness and death. When disposing of Pumpkins, please hang them in trees or at least 2ft off the ground. Try to keep lights to a minimum as these cause distress and disorientation to night flyers.
NOVEMBER brings bonfire night.
PLEASE build your bonfire on the day to avoid burning wildlife alive- hedgehogs rarely run from danger, they curl into a ball. If you have a pile for burning, move it carefully to its burning area on the day to set firs to it. A pile of wood and twigs is a perfect hibernaculum for wildlife and you don’t want your party ruined by animals burning alive within.
Please ensure you wet down the embers too so to prevent fire spread, pets and wildlife paws getting burnt.
Fireworks terrify many animals and wildlife and also our Veterans, please keep them to a minimum and only on Nov 5th.
BE SAFE while you have fun.
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