Wildlife Invades Hedera: Now Starring on YouTube

25 Jul, 2025

Life at Hedera’s turning into its own little wildlife documentary – and yes, we’ve got the footage to prove it. The wildlife camera’s been busy, and so have the uninvited guests.

The rabbits are the stars of the show, bouncing around like they own the place. You can see them caught on camera in one of our latest YouTube shorts – noses twitching, ears alert, and not a hint of shame about trampling over the garden as if it’s theirs. Lexi and Kira occasionally pop into shot too, usually looking very serious about their “rabbit security” duties, even though the rabbits are still winning this war.

Then there’s the hedgehog, who we caught bumbling through the flowerbeds one evening, snuffling away like some tiny gardener who’s had one too many. The footage is oddly calming to watch – a little spiky Zen master just getting on with his night shift.

Of course, it’s not all cute. We’ve also got a rather cheeky rat captured on a night run, doing what can only be described as a full Mission Impossible routine across the compost bins. It’s not exactly the kind of wildlife you boast about – but it is fascinating to watch him make his daring escape in the dark.

And finally, the one that made me hold my breath: the adder. Filmed one sunny afternoon, coiled up like he was posing for Attenborough himself. Beautiful, sleek, and definitely the sort of neighbour you keep at a polite distance.

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Meanwhile, inside Hedera, things are getting exciting too. This week we started speaking to architects about Shedera – the big plans are finally starting to move. If all goes well, we’ll be walking them round for tours soon and getting those first proper drawings done. With a bit of luck, we might be able to dream beyond the wildlife camera and into a future where Hedera’s as beautifully designed inside as the garden is alive outside.

So if you fancy a peek at Hedera’s private zoo, head over to the YouTube channel – turns out the wildlife’s far more entertaining than telly. And it doesn’t even need feeding (well, not by us, anyway).

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