***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 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 13^th of January to Sunday the 14^th of January 2024.

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

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 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

Don’t 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 2024 to Sunday the 14th of January 2024.

The conference registration will open in June 2023.

The conference fee (amount will be decided shortly) 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:

• Conference dinner on Saturday the 13th of January 2024 (the price will be announced shortly)
• 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 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