Pip & Bruno's Hedgehog House

A Cozy Refuge in the Woods

This camera looks straight into a handcrafted hedgehog house tucked into the forest near De Mortel. The bedding chamber is lined with a generous mound of hay and straw where a hedgehog can curl up in safety, while a neat tunnel leads out to the surrounding woodland floor.

Meet Pip and Bruno

The shelter is home to two regular guests, Pip and Bruno. The feed captures their natural rhythms as they shuffle in to rest, rearrange the bedding and settle deep into the hay, giving an unusually close window onto the private life of these solitary animals.

Why Hedgehogs Matter

Hedgehogs are a protected species and valuable allies in any healthy ecosystem, helping to keep insect populations in balance. Built in partnership with Dutch conservation guidelines, this house is part of a practical effort to give them secure places to shelter and breed.

A Window onto Wild Behavior

Watching an undisturbed nesting hedgehog is a treat few people ever get. The camera turns a hidden corner of the Dutch countryside into a living classroom, revealing the gentle, deliberate habits of one of Europe's most beloved garden and woodland mammals.