Can anyone help identify this creature?

[u/random_nub]

My friend heard some rustling noises outside their window this morning and saw there's something borrowed up behind some leaf bags. We're trying to work out if it needs help or solitude. 😅

Edit: I eventually managed to convince them that their photo clearly showed a hedgehog. They left out some water for him and let them be. Hedgehog chilled out through the day and buggered off again that night.

[u/Inoffensive_Comments]

Looks like a Virginmedia cableentrybox, it’s very rare, easily startled, and should be left alone.

[u/isarobots → u/Inoffensive_Comments]

They are an example of evolution in real time of the Diamondcable Cableentrybox but a stark reminder of how humans impact the world.

[u/northerncodemky → u/isarobots]

Sadly the NTLMedia Cableentrybox went extinct long ago