Lidl withdraws hedgehog shelters after wildlife rescuers describe them as 'death traps'

Yvonne McCann who runs Hedgehog Rescue Dublin said: 'Hedgehogs are nosey, if they saw an insect inside, they would crawl up between the mesh and cage and not be able to get back down.'

Lidl has removed a range of hedgehog houses from its shelves after wildlife rehabbers described them as “death traps”.

The wire-based structures had been on sale at the supermarket giant for €9.99 and were described as a “Hedgehog Hideout” and “natural shelter for hedgehogs for sleeping and feeding plus nesting”.