Hidden Species

A wildlife photography project following some of Britain’s rarest and misunderstood wildlife.

Visit the exhibition May 5th – May 26th Fingle Woods, Dartmoor

  • Horseshoe Bat in an old military building
  • Close-up wing examination during a survey
  • Pipistrelle bat during a survey
  • Buff tip moth showing it’s amazing camouflage
  • Fluffy head of the Buff tip moth
  • Buff Tip Moth
  • Hazel Dormouse in torpor
  • Hazel Dormouse
  • Hazel Dormouse
  • Red Wood Ants
  • Slow Worm
  • Slow Worm
  • Slow Worm
  • Red wood ant
  • Red wood ant fighting red ant

A quick summary of The Hidden Species Project:

The Hidden Species Project is a photography challenge I set myself at the start of April 2023 to photograph and educate the public on five British wildlife species that either go unseen day to day, have a bad publicity problem or otherwise fly under the radar when it comes to British Wildlife. This would then all be brought together in an interactive woodland exhibition in May 2024.

The five species chosen:

  • Hazel Dormouse
  • Pipistrelle Bat
  • Red Wood Ant
  • Slow Worm
  • Buff tip Moth

In collaboration with the Woodland Trust!

Welcome to Hidden Species a project dedicated to highlighting the lives of the UK’s hidden wildlife through interactive photography. Scroll down to learn about the project!

The Hazel Dormouse
The Pipistrelle Bat
The Slow Worm
The Buff-tip Moth

Check it out!

Learn about our Hidden

Species on YouTube

WATCH HERE!
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