What you Need: (x1) Old Terracotta Planter (approx. 450mm diameter and 450mm deep), a paving slab, some scrap timber, a small amount of meadow hay and lots of logs, leaves and twigs.
In this ‘How To’ guide I’ll show you how easy it is to make a very cozy hedgehog home using an old terracotta planter and some scrap timber.
I’ve used an old paving slab for the base, an old broken terracotta planter and some scrap timber to create the tunnel. I placed the planter on a scrap piece of plywood and then used a pencil to draw the exact profile of the half planter. I then cut it out using a jigsaw. The tunnel should be at least 300mm long 110mm wide and 110mm high. Once you’ve created the tunnel place it on top of the semi circle of plywood you cut earlier and trace around the inside edges of the tunnel on the ply. Cut out the entrance hole using a hand saw or your jigsaw and then screw or nail the tunnel and front panel together.
Find a quiet corner of the garden, ideally out of direct sunlight under a hedge or in bushes. Place the paving slab on the ground first and then place the half planter and front/tunnel in position to make sure everything fits.