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Project Hedgehog:
Creating a conservation strategy for the Hedgehogs of Ireland
Project Hedgehog:
Creating a conservation strategy for the Hedgehogs of Ireland
Friday 20th February 2026
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Friday 20th February 2026
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Clontarf Golf Club
Donnycarney House,
Malahide Road
Clontarf West, Dublin 3, Ireland.
Clontarf Golf Club
Donnycarney House,
Malahide Road
Clontarf West, Dublin 3, Ireland.
It may surprise you to learn that the most important strategy for Hedgehog Conservation in Ireland and across Europe is focussed not so much on the countryside, but on the urban environment - our gardens!
It may surprise you to learn that the most important strategy for Hedgehog Conservation in Ireland and across Europe is focussed not so much on the countryside, but on the urban environment - our gardens!
This is the theme of this presentation.
AGENDA:
AGENDA:
09.30 - 10.00 am
Registration and sign in
10.00 - 10.15 am
Welcome & Introduction
10.15 - 10.45 am
Britain's National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy
11.15 - 11.30 am
Tea / Coffee Break
11.30 - 12.15 pm
The current situation in Ireland
12.15 - 12.45 pm
Hedgehogs Species Action Plan from Northern Ireland
12.45 - 01.30 pm
Lunch and networking
01.30 - 03.30 pm
Panel Discussions with Audience Q&A
Public awareness & Education
Corporate/Business Involvement & Support
Monitoring & Research
Actions for short, medium and long term
3.30 - 4.00 pm
Summary, Conclusions & Closing Remarks
4.00 onwards
Tea / Coffee Break and mingling
Event Organisors and Hedgehog Conservation Ireland team:
Event Organisors and Hedgehog Conservation Ireland team:
Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen
Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen
'Dr Hedgehog' - conservation scientist at University of Oxford and leading expert on European hedgehogs. Driving research since 2011 on all aspects of why they are declining, leading to significant conservation efforts and political influence.
Elaine O'Riordan
Elaine O'Riordan
Senior Technical Officer in Zoology at University of Galway. Special interest in hedgehogs and bats. Currently undertaking a PhD on Hedgehog Ecology in Ireland. Focusing on Citizen Science to monitor hedgehogs.
Dr Amy Haigh
Dr Amy Haigh
Head of Ecology Division at Veon Ecology. Completed PhD on the European hedgehog between 2007-2011 in University College Cork titled 'The Ecology of the European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europeaus) in Rural Ireland'.
Alan Bell
Alan Bell
Business consultant with a focus on innovation through conservation for Corporate ESG. Director with Eco Restoration Trust (formerly Curlew Trust), co-founder of ECI (Entrepreneurs Community International).
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