Liz Braidley, an RSPCA animal collection officer and specialist wildlife officer, said the narrow opening of the drain made the rescue difficult.
"He was about 2 feet down the drain, so it was a difficult rescue as I could only just reach him with my fingertips, and it took a good 15 minutes of gentle wriggling with some tongs to get him out," she said.
"His breathing was raspy, he was cold and wouldn't uncurl so I was quite concerned. I took him to a local veterinary practice for a check up and they kept him for monitoring overnight," Braidley said.
The hedgehog was given a clean bill of health and was released back into the wild the following day. Braidley said she placed a cover on the drain to prevent repeat incidents.
