Looking for something fun to do in April? 

Spring is a beautiful time of year to explore the outdoors, and the Wildlife Trusts are inviting everyone to join The Hedgehog Walk, and take on the challenges of walking 3km and fundraising for wildlife!

You can do this wherever you like, including your local park, a playing field or even in your garden – and if you’re of school age, you could also walk to school each day during the Hedgehog Walk.

The main thing is to enjoy some outdoor time and help hedgehogs, badgers and other animals by creating a safe world for them!

Sign up and get a fundraising pack, which has posters and factsheets – and activity sheets too!

The Trusts have joined up with Aardman Animations and some of your favourite characters from Timmy Time!  

You could do this as a family, or a group, or a class.   And you can create a fundraising page by following this link.  You can also raise funds via JustGiving or Facebook.  There’s a sponsorship form you can use, too.

Donations will support The Wildlife Trusts’ mission to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030.  This is part of their 30 by 30 campaign.

You could also take a look at Wildlife Watch, the junior branch of the Wildlife Trusts.  There are lots of videos about the wildlife in the UK and activities too!  With 150,000 Wildlife Watch members around the UK, including the Isle of Man and the Channel Island of Alderney, there’s lots of fun to be had and things to do!   

The Hedgehog Walk takes place from 31^st March through to the 13^th April 2025.   Get walking!

Find out all about it here.