Simple trick: how to keep hedgehogs coming back to your garden

Many gardeners want to attract hedgehogs to their gardens but don't know how. It turns out that leaving just one everyday item outside is enough. Hedgehogs are useful in the garden because they eat pests.

Hedgehogs are beloved garden visitors — they eat slugs, insects and other pests, keeping your garden naturally clean. Many gardeners dream of these spiky creatures becoming regular visitors to their plot, but don't know how to make it happen.

The good news is that attracting hedgehogs doesn't require large investments or complicated preparations. According to experts, simply leaving one simple everyday item outside is enough to make your garden attractive to hedgehogs and encourage them to visit again and again.

Hedgehogs need water and shelter above all. Pouring fresh water into a shallow container — for example, a plate or shallow bowl — is one of the simplest ways to make your garden appealing to hedgehogs. Especially on hot summer nights, water is essential for hedgehogs and they will return to it repeatedly.

In addition to water, hedgehogs appreciate dense vegetation, compost and leaf piles, and small wooden shelters where they can rest during the day and sleep through winter. Gardeners who want hedgehog visits should also avoid using chemical pesticides, which can harm hedgehogs' health.