Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
Add hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to give them greater protection and help save the species from total extinction. We think hedgehogs should be given the same level of protection as other British Wildlife.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
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- 31 JUL 2025Petition closedFinal total: 14,993 signatures
- 25 JUL 2025Government respondedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGovernment reply
There are no plans to add hedgehogs to Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
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