I did like the book but I feel that the way it was done, although original didn’t really work for me.

Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell Jaunty, scholarly, hugely entertaining, wise, deadly serious and downright fun . British hedgehogs sadly face a myriad of threats, with the format of a whodunnit allowing Moorhouse to investigate each ‘suspect’ in turn; the badger, the farmer, the driver… The list goes on. For those with an interest in endangered species, Tom Moorhouse's Ghosts in the Hedgerow: A Hedgehog Whoddunit is a caring, amiable guide to who (and what) is responsible for the worrying decline ofI this cute mammal. Any project that highlights the plight of hedgehogs is invaluable and Ghosts in the Hedgerow fulfils that task admirably. characterising the book will depict the author holding the encased last hedgehog in a glass jar crying out did we get the DNA?

I generally enjoyed it and it’s an easy read however there were too many horrible puns in the book which got annoying after a while. By turns hilarious and heart-breaking, Ghosts in the Hedgerow is a triumph of accessible science writing.

Tom Moorhouse sets out to investigate the evidence, and in seeking to discover the cause of this loss and how we save the species he uncovers a story full of twists, turns and uncomfortable truths about the trade-offs that exist between humans and wildlife. The style comes with no lack of substance – the author is a respected academic and author of numerous scientific papers on wildlife conservation – everything here is backed up by solid science.

So which one of them is responsible for this crime - and for the disappearance of many many thousands of hedgehogs in recent decades? Who or what is responsible for the disappearance of so many thousands of hedgehogs in recent decades?

I wonder if the reviewers who found the book"wonderfully entertaining" and "by turns hilarious" will feel the same when we are down to the last hedgehog and then suffering the same fate as the passenger pigeon and Eskimo curlew. His work has focussed on the conservation ecology of water voles, the management of signal crayfish, hedgehog conservation and the impacts of wildlife. Also there were too many asterisks in the text with the explanation at the bottom of the page which got to me fairly quickly, Some of these were not related to the plot and again just puns. The novel whodunnit approach ensures it will appeal to a wide audience, and once started, is difficult to put down.He loves hiking up mountains, walking through woods, climbing on rocks and generally being weather-beaten outdoors.