Ghosts in the Hedgerow

By Tom Moorhouse (Author)
Format: Paperback / softback 272 pages
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
ISBN: 9781804991954
Published: 21 Mar 2024
Weight: 192g
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 18 (mm)

'A delight' Hugh Warwick, ecologist and author of A Prickly Affair

'Hilarious and heartbreaking' Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell

What or who is responsible for the disappearance of many many thousands of hedgehogs in recent decades? Is it the car driver, the badger, the farmer, the gardener? Who could possibly have it in for a hedgehog? In poll after poll they come out top as our favourite mammal. And yet their numbers are estimated to have halved in less than twenty years. Magnifying glass in hand, Tom Moorhouse investigates the evidence.

On a vital mission to bring those responsible to justice, prevent further murder and save a species, he uncovers a story full of twists, turns and uncomfortable truths about the trade-offs that exist between humans and wildlife. But he can also see a solution.