A giant hedgehog, which took a specialist team of sculptors over two months to design and build, has been unveiled at Clapham Common.

The lifelike structure has been scaled up to be bigger than a rhinoceros - measuring 12ft long, 8 foot wide, and 7ft tall.

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The hedgehog is predominantly made from natural materials, including 2,000 soft wood spikes and fake fur produced from a combination of willow and coconut fibre.

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This was my most challenging brief to date and we spent weeks replicating the skin tones and spikes to make the build as lifelike as possible.

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The giant hedgehog was commissioned to coincide with the launch of a new nature programme by David Attenborough on UKTV.