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| Tour of Britain: Keyworth hedgehog on bike wins national art prize | Tour of Britain: Keyworth hedgehog on bike wins national art prize |
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| There was a positive response to the giant artwork | There was a positive response to the giant artwork |
| There was a positive response to the giant artwork | There was a positive response to the giant artwork |
| A giant piece of artwork showing a hedgehog riding a bike has been crowned the winner of the Tour of Britain's land art competition. | A giant piece of artwork showing a hedgehog riding a bike has been crowned the winner of the Tour of Britain's land art competition. |
| "Spike on a bike" was created in a Nottinghamshire village that was recently named Britain's most hedgehog-friendly street. | "Spike on a bike" was created in a Nottinghamshire village that was recently named Britain's most hedgehog-friendly street. |
| Children helped to create the image ahead of the cycle race passing through Keyworth in September. | Children helped to create the image ahead of the cycle race passing through Keyworth in September. |
| Tour director Mick Bennett said sharing their work "fills me with joy". | Tour director Mick Bennett said sharing their work "fills me with joy". |
| The plaque awarded to Dale Road | The plaque awarded to Dale Road |
| Dale Road was crowned winner of Britain's Biggest Hedgehog Street earlier this month by two wildlife charities. | Dale Road was crowned winner of Britain's Biggest Hedgehog Street earlier this month by two wildlife charities. |
| The design was inspired by the village's hedgehog-friendly schemes, including a drive to create holes in garden fences to allow the vulnerable mammals to pass through people's gardens, known as a hedgehog highway. | The design was inspired by the village's hedgehog-friendly schemes, including a drive to create holes in garden fences to allow the vulnerable mammals to pass through people's gardens, known as a hedgehog highway. |
| Jennifer Manning-Ohren, founder of Wild Things Keyworth, which was behind the hedgehog highway, said: "It was a wonderful, shared experience and I am so happy to have been a part of it. | Jennifer Manning-Ohren, founder of Wild Things Keyworth, which was behind the hedgehog highway, said: "It was a wonderful, shared experience and I am so happy to have been a part of it. |
| "We are really attached to Spike and we are hoping to get smaller versions in place around the village." | "We are really attached to Spike and we are hoping to get smaller versions in place around the village." |
| One hedgehog was spotted using the fence hole three hours after it had been drilled | One hedgehog was spotted using the fence hole three hours after it had been drilled |
| One hedgehog was spotted using the fence hole three hours after it had been drilled | One hedgehog was spotted using the fence hole three hours after it had been drilled |
| The image was captured on ITV4's live feed of the competition via a drone. | The image was captured on ITV4's live feed of the competition via a drone. |
| Artist Liz Waddell said: "It was such a thrill when the drone went up and we saw what we had created - just from a hasty sketch on an A4 piece of paper, found materials and no experience of this kind of thing before." | |
| Mr Bennett said it had been a challenge to choose a winner from the many entries received. | |
| He said: "It was fascinating to learn about community work involved in the Keyworth hedgehog highway and being able to share this cause with others fills me with joy." | He said: "It was fascinating to learn about community work involved in the Keyworth hedgehog highway and being able to share this cause with others fills me with joy." |
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