An eight-year-old boy from Winnersh has raised almost £10,000 for his favourite animal – hedgehogs.

Harry Peksa and his father, Nick Peksa, are half way into a 1,100-mile charity cycle from Land’s End, Cornwall to John O’Groats, Scotland.

He was inspired to raise money for Tiggywinkles, The Wildlife Hospital Trust, after Nick completed the journey last year.

“I will be raising money for Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital because I love hedgehogs,” said Harry.

“I told my Daddy I would like to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats in the summer holidays “I am not sure how far it is but I saw daddy do it last year and I want to raise money for hedgehogs.”

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The pair reached day 15 of their 34-day long journey on Wednesday, having set off on July 20.

They are riding an average of  30-40 miles a day – which Harry says gets tough on the hills.

Nick said his son’s appreciation for the hedgehog comes from “an accumulation of things”, adding that the fundraiser will do a lot for the creatures at the wildlife hospital.

“He had this little cuddly toy called Hedgy, and then we had hedgehogs in the garden and grandma bought him a few more hedgehogs,” he said.

Reading Chronicle: Nick Peksa who with his son Harry Peksa have embarked on a 1,100-mile cycle across the UK to raise money for his favourite animal, the hedgehogNick Peksa who with his son Harry Peksa have embarked on a 1,100-mile cycle across the UK to raise money for his favourite animal, the hedgehog

“It’s not just the hedgehogs at Tiggywinkles, people also bring in deers, birds, any British wildlife that gets hurt on the road.

“And that kind of money, there are a lot of hedgehogs that are permanently there through injuries, will help look after the animals.”

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He said the support Harry has received online, as the two have documented their journey on Facebook, is “fantastic”.

“It’s absolutely fantastic, I’m really surprised by the reaction of people,” he said.

“And everybody’s really amazed to hear that he’s eight.

“And people in the streets as well – we’ve been given £65 in cash as well, literally (people) saying, ‘Oh, I love hedgehogs too. Here’s £10.'”

They are stopping along the way to enjoy the scenery and make the most of local activities, such as playing crazy golf and rolling hydration tablets down steep hills to see who could get them the furthest.