Please check Bonfires Carefully for Sleeping Hedgehogs before lighting
If possible the entire pile should be re-sited before being lit, if not possible, use broom handles to lift from the base of the pile, and shine torches, looking and listening carefully for any signs of life.
British Hedgehog Preservation Society 29th October 2015
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/ben-fogle-asks-people-remember-hedgehogs-bonfire-night/