A HEDGEHOG mother carefully guides her offspring across the road in Enstone, near Chipping Norton, in these adorable pictures by Vicky Bott.

Witney Gazette:

She said the dedicated parent started at 9am on Monday and didn't take her last baby hoglet across until approximately 7pm, with 'six or seven' eventually transported.

Witney Gazette:

Ms Bott said: "It was such a wonderful thing to witness, especially when she picked up the stubborn baby (who refused to follow) in her mouth and stumbled down the curbside.

"Reminded me of a fed up mother."