Melbourn Springs Care Home made a donation to the Hedgehog Hospital in Shepreth thanks to support from the community.

The care home asked on Facebook for donations from the charity's list of wishes, and received an "overwhelming" response.

Royston Crow: A baby hedgehog at the Hedgehog Hospital in SheprethA baby hedgehog at the Hedgehog Hospital in Shepreth (Image: Melbourn Springs Care Home)

They were able to put together a large hamper filled with dog and cat food, biscuits, puppy training pads, treats and old newspapers on which the hedgehogs can rest.

Maddi Cooper, home services advisor at Melbourn Springs, met rescue hedgehogs Giles, Ella and Pamela.

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She said: "The hospital do such amazing work bringing these hogs up from birth, or nursing older hogs back to health before releasing them back into the wild in Melbourn."

The home plans to make this a regular donation.