Photography and illustration from Hilbre

A wide aerial view of the Hilbre island chain surrounded by the Dee Estuary

The Hilbre island chain seen across the Dee Estuary

Source photograph supplied with the project.

An aerial view showing Hilbre and the smaller islands across the tidal sands

A top-down aerial view of Hilbre Island and its buildings

Sunset over the estuary framed by red sandstone rocks

Sunset reflected across pools and rippled sand at low tide

Moonlight across the tidal shore and shallow pools

A natural sandstone arch opening onto the shore

A passage between weathered red sandstone outcrops

Rock pools and seaweed on the shore at low tide

Sea thrift flowering beside rocks above the estuary

A calm view across rocks and the estuary from a coastal bank

The glazed Telegraph Station lookout on Hilbre Island

A group of historic island buildings seen across grass

The curved window and interior viewing area of the Telegraph Station

The composting toilets on Hilbre Island

Inside the former Lifeboat Station on Hilbre Island

Source photograph supplied with the project.

The Telegraph Station lookout illuminated by warm evening light

Visitors gathering outside an island building during an organised event

Two high-visibility volunteers surveying the island landscape

A Friends of Hilbre group gathered during an island activity day

A volunteer carrying out maintenance on the Telegraph Station windows

Volunteers carrying out practical maintenance beside an island building

A grey seal looking above the surface of the water

A grey seal in the estuary with its head and neck above the water

A wading bird flying low above the sea

Two seabirds displaying with raised crests and spread feathers

A dark shorebird flying over the water

A shore crab among stones and seaweed

A striped cinnabar moth caterpillar on coastal vegetation

An historic black-and-white view of Hilbre and its buildings

An historic photograph of visitors with a goat on Hilbre

An historic photograph of people climbing on the island rocks

A path beside fencing overlooking the estuary and tidal route

The broad sandstone and rocky foreshore on the island

A wide view across the island’s rocky shore and tidal flats