Rory Gumboots is a hedgehog who wears red gumboots, and lives in the quiet tranquil area of woodlands known as Noddinghead Nook. One day the peace of Noddinghead Nook is shattered by the threat of Monster Machines coming to dig the area up for development. Rory and his animal friends hold a meeting, and decide to get help from Professor Puffanwheeze, who is a naturalist. In the meantime two desperados, Horace Hare and Fernando Fox have their own dastardly plan to put a spanner in the works. But Professor Puffanwheeze saves the day when he discovers a rare orchid growing in Noddinghead Nook, which stops any further building development.