A Prickly Affair

The Charm of the Hedgehog

Hugh Warwick

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Penguin Books Ltd
15 May 2018

Memoirs; Wildlife: mammals

Reissued with a new epilogue, this study of hedgehogs remains as fresh and entertaining as ever

Discover the many wonders of the hedgehog- a funny, charming creature of the countryside.

Carrying its secrets beneath patterned spinesand roaming our fields, parks and gardens, why is it that the hedgehog fascinates so many of us? In A Prickly Affair, Hugh Warwick - life member of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society - explores the quirky humour, misunderstanding and affection that characterises our feelings for this marvellous beast, going all out to explain the charm of the hedgehog.

Although hedgehog psychics and the International Hedgehog Olympics may be too much even for him...

By: Hugh Warwick
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 239g
ISBN: 9780141988184
ISBN 10: 0141988185
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 May 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hugh Warwick has been a hedgehog obsessive for over twenty years, ever since an expedition to the Orkney Islands in the 1986. From radio-tracking hogs in Devon, to working with HogWatch to track the current numbers of hedgehogs in the British Isles, Hugh was also involved in the research which was instrumental in halting the hedgehog cull in the Uists. He makes numerous appearances to talk about hedgehogs, and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society have now made him a trustee and a life-time member in recognition of his contribution. He also talks regularly to the WI, where he asks for payment in cake ... coffee and walnut if possible.

Reviews for A Prickly Affair: The Charm of the Hedgehog

This gem ... is much more than a sentimental journey through hoggyland—Ann Widdecombe Save the hedgehog and save the world—Indepedent Humorous, touching and obsessive—New Scientist Funny, generous, kind, learned, thoughtful, ecologically minded and - this is quite important, actually - unsentimental ... It achieves its purpose: and in its charm lies its success—Nicholas Lezard, Guardian