30-04-2025
- General
- Powys County Times
Pencwm Haven Rescue in Radnorshire opens to help hedgehogs
A woman has opened a new rescue facility with its very own 'hog hotel' inside her Radnorshire garage to help sick and injured hedgehogs.
Caroline Mills held the grand opening of Pencwm Haven in Llaithddu, between Newtown and Llandrindod Wells surrounded by supporters and local hedgehog rescuers on Friday (April 25) ahead of Hedgehog Awareness Week from May 4 to 10.
Pencwm Haven is the latest satellite rescue facility that's been supported by Newtown's Havenmore which was launched by Rose and Richard Lambert in 2019 with help from TV presenter and naturalist Iolo Williams.
Caroline has completed a British Hedgehog Preservation Society approved course in first aid, care and rehabilitation, and will continue to train and help Rose when hoglet season starts in June and July.
The new 'hog hotel' at Pencwm Haven Hedgehog Rescue.
Rose will still be giving talks, holding fundraising stalls with Caroline and take in hedgehogs as usual in Newtown.
'We are not closing,' said Rose. 'We just don't want to get any bigger and maybe we can get a break in the quiet months.
"We will slowly get smaller as we take in on average 250 hedgehogs a year.
"If anyone living near Caroline would love to volunteer at Pencwm Haven, she would be very grateful.
"We are indebted to one of our trustees Geoff Parsons who has converted the garage into the new rescue along with help from Rob Burridge and Gerard and Sarah Bland for fitting the electrics.
"We are so grateful to all those who give their time, making gifts, holding fundraising stalls for us and supporting us in so many ways. We cannot run without you."
If you spot a poorly hedgehog, please call Havenmore on 01686 625706 or 07964 338630, or phone Pencwm Haven on 07763 888131. Hokey Pokey hedgehog rescue, which opened in Welshpool in 2023, can be contacted on 07779 828943.
