A RESCUE charity is hoping for your support to look after 600 hedgehogs this year.

East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) has been nominated as a Hedgehog Hero in a contest to win £2,500 worth of food for the prickly critters this winter.

WRAS founder Trevor Weeks said: “We rescue over 600 hedgehogs a year and giveaways like this make a huge difference to our ability to expand and take in more hedgehogs.

“We are building up to the busy Autumn and Winter seasons when we can get in hundreds of hedgehogs and often overwinter over 130 hedgehogs costing £130 each “We use a lot of hedgehog food.”

To vote for WRAS to win the food visit www.arkwildlife.co.uk.