Prisoners in Jersey are helping to save wild hedgehogs by making special wooden boxes. Inmates at HMP La Moye prison created 20 feeding and nesting boxes using recycled wood from old pallets.
The idea started when a prison officer found a small hedgehog and took it to a vet. There, he met Dru Burdon from the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group. The charity gave the prison plans to build the boxes.
The project helps both animals and prisoners. The wooden feeding boxes sold for £20 each to help the charity, and nesting boxes sold for £25. Members of the public quickly bought almost all of the boxes.
At the same time, the project teaches prisoners useful job skills. Working with machinery and wood helps them learn carpentry, health, and safety. Peter Gould, the prison vocational manager, said the work gives inmates a sense of purpose and helps them prepare for future construction jobs after leaving prison.