Hedgehog - Tansley

June Oliver sent me this photo of a Hedgehog taken with her iPhone, it's amazing the quality of image you can get with the various hand held devices.
Not sure on the status of the Hedgehog locally, I very rarely see them and they do not appear to be a common road casualty. They do appear to be restricted to the river valleys rather than the moors. Uncommon is the best I can come up with but whether it is increasing or declining as a species locally I couldn't say. 
According to the Mammals of Derbyshire, published last year by the Derbyshire Mammal Group/ Sorby Natural History Society, it is probably declining.which follows a national trend.

Hedgehog (June Oliver)