ONE of Scotland's best-loved garden creatures is facing a fight for survival this winter after being caught out by the recent torrential rain.
The hedgehog should be in hibernation by this time of year, but with the recent wet weather they have been unable to store up the body fat needed to go into hibernation.
Late litters have also left the creatures vulnerable to illness.
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