It may be tempting fate to claim victory for our petition yet, but... :-)

This press release was issued by Michael Gove & DEFRA just before Xmas. It looks like our campaign won, and Metaldehyde slug pellets will soon be banned for use in both farms & gardens! And hopefully, this means that our hedgehog population will start recovering, and our little spikey friends will have been saved from extinction!  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/restrictions-on-the-use-of-metaldehyde-to-protect-wildlife?fbclid=IwAR3_wapMH5B9tx_-X5DIFNsicVUexRZPfg4u6ZKenUqFrnwjfzQhARsztf4