***The next conference will take place from 13th-14th of January 2024***

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.

Please join our Facebook group if you wish to take part in the knowledge sharing we hope this group will generate between e.g. hedgehog carers, hedgehog researchers and veterinarians or veterinary nurses treating hedgehogs.

The next conference will take place from Saturday the 13^th of January to Sunday the 14^th of January 2024. You can sign up here.

We encourage all European hedgehog rehabilitators and other professionals working with hedgehog rehabilitation to sign up for participation as we hope 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.

The conference is generously supported by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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

The next conference will take place from Saturday the 13th of January to Sunday the 14th of January 2024. The programme will be announced later this year.

The venue will be Hartpury University, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Hotel accommodation should be booked individually.

For those interested, we will provide transportation in minibuses 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

You can book the transportation as one of the last steps of the conference registration.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further advice on travelling to and from the venue.

The next conference will take place at Hartpury University, UK, from Saturday the 13th of January to Sunday the 14th of January 2024.

The conference registration is now open. You can sign up here: https://estore.hartpury.ac.uk/product-catalogue/hartpury-conferencing/international-conference-for-hedgehog-rehabilitators

You have to make a user profile in the system in order to sign up. Once you have made your profile and have chosen your purchase (conference participation and the optional conference dinner), you will be directed to a page, where you can inform us about any dietary requirements, access requirements and whether you would like to order transport to and from the conference venue from the two hotels: Travelodge hotel (The Gloucester Quays) or Premier Inn Gloucester (Longford).

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:

• Conference dinner on Saturday the 13th of January 2024 at £25.
• Free transportation to and from the conference venue in minibuses from local hotels on both conference days at a fee (will be decided shortly). The hotels from where the minibuses 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