Summer Art Competition

(c) Julian Cartwright

This summer, we want YOU to help us celebrate Britain’s favourite garden visitor. Draw, paint or sketch your best hedgehog artwork for a chance to win prizes and see your work featured by BHPS.

Theme: Wild hedgehogs — show us a hedgehog out and about on a summer’s night: foraging, slurping water, exploring the garden, or snuggled up with its hoglets.

Who can enter: Children and young people aged:

  • 4–8 years
  • 9–12 years
  • 13–17 years

How to enter:

  1. Create your artwork on plain, light coloured paper — any medium (pencil, paint, crayon, collage)
  2. Ask a parent/guardian to photograph or scan it.
  3. Send entries to info@britishhedgehogs.org.uk or post it to us at: Hedgehog House, Dhustone, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 3PL by 31st August.
  4. Include entrant’s name, age, and a parent/guardian’s contact details

Prizes: Winners in each age category will receive a hedgehoggy prize and their artwork will be shared on our website and social media.

Deadline: 31st August 2026

By entering, you agree that BHPS may use the artwork for promotional and charitable purposes.

Get drawing — we can’t wait to see your hedgehogs! Good luck!