Village school gets letter of support from Sir David Attenbrough

A local village school has received a handwritten letter from inspirational naturalist and pioneer, Sir David Attenbrough, wishing them well in their mission to be hedgehog friendly.

Baldersby St James Church of England Primary School in the tiny village of Baldersby St James is one of just 20 primary schools across the UK to be part of a national project called the Hedgehog Friendly Campus Scheme.

The scheme, managed by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society aims to educate adults and children about the importance of saving the hedgehog as a native species and facilitate schools, colleges and universities to make their grounds more hedgehog friendly.

The 22 pupils at Baldersby St James were so proud of their work that one of the school team wrote to Sir David to tell him about what the children were doing to help the hog population. They were delighted to receive a handwritten response from the famous broadcaster……