Prime minister supports school boy's wildlife road sign plea

Brody wrote to the prime minister and the King about his hopes for more wildlife road signs

An 11-year-old boy has appealed to the prime minister and the King for more warning signs for wildlife that may be crossing roads around the UK.

Road signs were introduced in 2023 for hedgehogs, but the new request is for other species to be included in the warning signs.

Brody wrote to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the King to ask for their support on the issue.

And now he has got a response from the prime minister.

Brody has also been supporting a local hedgehog rescue centre

Brody started campaigning for wildlife warning signs earlier this year.

He believes motorists need to know where to look out for animals crossing the road.

In response to his plea the prime minister thanked Brody for his "well written letter" and for sharing his thoughts on "this important matter".

The PM also said that he would pass on his comments to the department in charge of road signs.

Brody said: "The letter pretty much said that he loves my ideas and that he's going to pass it on to a bigger department that can do something about it."

As well as putting up wildlife signs, Brody has also been fundraising for bird and hedgehog boxes

Whilst waiting for something to change Brody and his Mum have taken matters into their own hands.

They have put up 20 of their own wildlife warning signs in their local area, asking people to watch out for animals.

Brody said that motorists need to "know that animals do cross the road there, so there needs to be multi-animal signs, because you can see the big animals like deer, but on the road, people wouldn't look for a hedgehog."