***POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***

Welcome to the International Conference for Hedgehog Rehabilitators.

This conference is a collaboration between “The International Scientific Conference for Rehabilitators of European Hedgehogs” and “Hedgehog rehabilitation: Sharing best practice”.

A conference with the purpose of inspiring and strengthening the collaboration between hedgehog researchers and hedgehog carers to serve the common, important goal of preserving the European hedgehog in the wild.

*** Update on the 5th of January 2022: We are terribly sorry to announce that the International Conference for Hedgehog Rehabilitators at Hartpury University will have to be postponed until further notice due to the present COVID-19 situation. Participants who have already signed up will be contacted directly and will get the tickets refunded. We will keep you updated when we decide on a new date, but it will not be until the Autumn of 2022 or perhaps even later, depending on the development of the pandemic.***

***Update 20^th of September 2020: Thank you all for participating in the conference, physically or virtually! We believe the conference was a great success and an important first step for establishing a respectful knowledge sharing network between hedgehog carers, hedgehog veterinarians and hedgehog researchers! We hope to see you all again at the next conference***

Please join our Facebook group if you are a hedgehog carer and want to watch online streaming of some of the presentations at the conference, or wish to take part in the knowledge sharing we hope this group will generate.

The next conference will take place from Saturday the 19^th of February to Sunday the 20^th of February 2022.

We encourage all European hedgehog rehabilitators and other professionals working with hedgehog rehabilitation to sign up for participation as we would like to see representatives from as many countries as possible.

The conference will be hosted by Hartpury University and Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford.

Here you can download the conference proceedings from the latest conference in Billund, Denmark in September 2020:

With this conference we wish to bridge the gap between hedgehog researchers and hedgehog carers internationally. We hope to establish a strong and respectful collaboration between the scientists and the care practitioners with the purpose of improving hedgehog conservation. It is essential that we work together and strengthen our teamwork to help save the declining hedgehog population.

The conference furthermore serves to present the most recent hedgehog research and hedgehog conservation initiatives from all over Europe to inspire and inform all participants at the conference.

Programme for the International Conference for Hedgehog Rehabilitators

Update 5th of January 2022: The conference is sadly postponed until further notice.

The conference is postponed until further notice.

The venue will be Hartpury University, Gloucester, UK.

Hotel accommodation should be booked individually.

For those interested, we will provide transportation in minibuses at a fee of £10 per day between the conference venue and the following hotels on both days of the conference:

Travelodge hotel, The Gloucester Quays, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SF, United Kingdom

Premier Inn Gloucester (Longford), Tewkesbury Road, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9BE, United Kingdom

This website contains the latest updates on the rules for travelling to England from another country during coronavirus (COVID-19): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Don’t hesitate to contact us for further advice on travelling to and from the venue.

Update on 5th of January 2022:

We are terribly sorry to announce that the International Conference for Hedgehog Rehabilitators at Hartpury University will have to be postponed until further notice due to the present COVID-19 situation. Participants who have already signed up will be contacted directly and will get the tickets refunded. We will keep you updated when we decide on a new date, but it will not be until the Autumn of 2022 or perhaps even later, depending on the development of the pandemic.

The conference fee of £60 will include two days of conference participation, a conference bag/delegate pack, lunch and refreshments (coffee, tea, snacks) on both conference days.

Additional options available for purchase:

• Transportation to and from the conference venue in minibuses from local hotels on both conference days at a fee of £10 per day. The hotels from where the minibusser will run:
  1. Travelodge hotel, The Gloucester Quays, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SF, United Kingdom
  2. Premier Inn Gloucester (Longford), Tewkesbury Road, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9BE, United Kingdom