Our HFC team has been working hard to achieve Gold accreditation after being awarded Silver in January 2022. By completing a list of 30 actions, we managed to reach this next major milestone. The actions included running hedgehog surveys and awareness campaigns, hosting a Hedgehog Coffee Morning where we raised over £50 for BHPS, working with the local community to litter pick, as well as setting up hedgehog houses and a litter picking hub on campus.
Our submission received excellent feedback, with the judges calling it a strong and varied Gold application and highlighting the activities around staff, student and community engagement, particularly the litter picking hub which had a strong legacy aspect to it.
HFC at Salford in numbers
- Six hedgehog champions and ambassadors
- 30 actions to make the University more hedgehog friendly
- We’ve planted over 200 hedgehog-friendly trees
- Completed ten litter picks
- Built six bug and hedgehog houses
- Created one hedgehog highway
Become a Hedgehog Friendly Campus Ambassador or Champion!
What’s the difference between an Ambassador and a Champion?
Ambassadors
- Unlimited positions available
- 1 hour per month
- Attend working group meetings
- Make campaign resources
- Attend/organise activities
- Attend/organise fundraisers
- Gather evidence for toolkits
- Make links with the community and other staff to help hedgehogs
- Manage social media accounts
Champions
- Ideally one student and one colleague (2 positions available)
- 1-2 hours per month
- Leading meetings
- Coming up with and organising activities
- Submitting toolkits
- Making links with other departments to create change for hedgehogs
- Requesting resources from HFC