Gotherington Hedgehog Trail was first set up by The Old Chapel Community Project in 2019 with 88 decorated hedgehogs hidden around Gotherington. Five years later and this year we have 215 hedgehogs spread across Gotherington and over to Woolstone, covering almost every road and footpath!

The hedgehogs are designed on templates by children and adults in the village and surrounding areas and then printed onto a composite aluminium by the wonderful team over in Cotswold Printing. Every hedgehog is sponsored by the artist to cover the cost of production, who then get to keep their very special hedgehog as a souvenir at the end of the Trail.

This year the Hedgehog Trail is running from September 22nd right up until November 26th, so you can get started any time and see how many hedgehogs you can find! Good luck!

The 2023 Hedgehog Trail is kindly sponsored by local business AdelfiCare Services.

Hedgehog Trail Guides and maps are available from Gotherington Local Stores, The Shutters Inn and Gotherington Nurseries for a suggested donation of £10 per family. Please make your donation in cash and don’t forget to bring a pen to mark off the hedgehogs you find!