MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters. Using make-up, special effects and light-painting techniques two urban explorers and their partners in grime have travelled around the best of British abandoned site to capture off-radar locations at their most spooky. The creepy photographs were taken by film maker and visual effects artist David Broad, and his partner Julie Kendall, after being gripped by the urban exploration world. 'Julie and I went for a walk one day and saw a sign that read 'danger keep out this is not a playground', well this was like a red flag to a bull and we had to see,' said David
A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A mother-of-three has revealed how her nine-month-old daughter was severely burnt after knocking a scalding bottle warmer over herself at daycare .