THE HERDS

THE HERDS is the groundbreaking work of public art to inspire action and renew our bond with the natural world. The life-size puppet animals of THE HERDS have stormed through towns and cities fro...

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In 2025, THE HERDS travelled 20,000km, through 25 cities in 11 countries — created with hundreds of artists and thousands of participants. We welcomed 100,000+ people on the streets, with millions ...

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Take a closer look at Ukwanda Puppetry Design and Art Collective, the award-winning designers and puppeteers behind the beautiful puppets of THE HERDS. Ukwanda journeyed every step of the way wit...

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Watch to find out how to make your very own Scalloped Hammerhead Shark puppet! DOWNLOAD THE HOW-TO GUIDE: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/h3gr1fu508w0mz18agfk6/ANpJ2VffgQ74xBQyFvzdnzw?rlkey=2mchgfj...

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Watch to learn all about Puffins from wildlife specialist Dr Paul Walton of the RSPB! DOWNLOAD THE ARCTIC EDUCATION PACK: https://www.theherds.org/education Dr Paul Walton from the Royal Society ...

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Watch to learn all about Loggerhead Sea Turtles from marine specialist Dr Charikleia Minotou! DOWNLOAD THE MEDITERRANEAN EDUCATION PACK: https://www.theherds.org/education Dr Charikleia Minotou s...

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Watch to learn all about Pangolins from wildlife specialist Dr. Mark Ofua! DOWNLOAD THE CONGO BASIN EDUCATION PACK: https://www.theherds.org/education Dr. Mark Ofua, a leading voice for pangolin ...

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Watch to learn all about Hedgehogs from wildlife specialist Hugh Warwick! DOWNLOAD THE EUROPEAN FOREST EDUCATION PACK: https://www.theherds.org/education Hugh Warwick from the British Hedgehog Pr...

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Watch to find out how to make your very own Hedgehog puppet! DOWNLOAD THE HOW TO GUIDE: https://www.theherds.org/education Hedgehogs may be small, but they are tough little adventurers. Covered i...

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Watch to find out how to make your very own Loggerhead Sea Turtle! DOWNLOAD THE HOW TO GUIDE: https://www.theherds.org/education The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is the most common turtle in the Medite...

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THE HERDS 20,000km journey has come to an end at one of the northernmost points in the world. On their route north, the animals scaled the breathtaking Jostedalsbreen Glacier in Scandinavia, the ...

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After stampeding through 25 cities, across the jungles of Central Africa, the deserts of the Sahel, coastal cities in Southern Europe and the glaciers of Norway, THE HERDS have reached Nordkapp - o...

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The animals flee through Copenhagen, away from the rising seas. As the climate crisis deepens, the wild world is pushed into more and towards danger - busy streets, road crossings, chaotic cities....

THE HERDS crash through a campsite in Aarhus, confused and disorientated. When the climate no longer holds, old boundaries break. Animals cross into human spaces. Habitats blur. The wild can no ...

The silence of the library is destroyed as a herd of wild animals accidentally blunder in. In Aarhus, Denmark, #theherds push further and further into human spaces, demanding our attention. With...

Beneath Pennington Flash lies a buried past. Once a coal mine, now a place of water, wildlife, and quiet recovery. Flooded by industry, reclaimed by nature. THE HERDS continue to push forward, st...

In the shadows of an industrial mill, THE HERDS frantically search for a way back to nature. They stampede across the streets of Heywood, Rochdale chased by the noise of crashing drums. Finally t...

Hundreds of people powered giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, gorillas, lions and more through the packed streets of Manchester. Hours upon hours of sweat, grit, determination. But why?... Tell us in...

Animals are nature’s great warning system. Birds flocking before volcanic erruptions. Herds fleeing before earthquakes. We live in a world with constant warnings and alarm bells, but the urgency i...

The wild natural world is disappearing in front of our eyes. In London, we searched for the animals hiding between the trees. One day we may look and find nothing left. Will you act now to make a...