Lance Hightower Investigates UK Bigfoot Footprint and Forest Video
Posted Friday, August 28, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
Lance Hightower, the well-known Sasquatch and Dogman investigator from the States, has taken his work across the pond to the UK, and the footage from his latest investigation in the Quantock Hills is genuinely compelling. If you haven't caught this one yet, do yourself a favor and check it out on the Wild Dream Films and Monster 911 channel.
What makes this particular case stand out is the combination of evidence that's been gathered. We're talking about an 18-inch print found in the British countryside, which is already remarkable on its own. But the people involved in this case did something that most researchers rarely think to do. They actually collected soil from the print for eDNA analysis. That kind of forward-thinking is exactly what this field needs more of, and the results from that testing were described as highly intriguing. When you stop and think about it, how many footprints have been found over the years where someone just snapped a photo, maybe took a measurement, and walked away? The opportunity to extract genetic material from a suspected Sasquatch track is something that shouldn't be taken lightly.
Then there's the video that Lance was shown during his visit. A young boy had captured something on his phone while scanning through the woods, and what appears on that footage is striking. You can see what looks like a figure sliding down between two trees, with arms and a head clearly visible. The two trees in question are roughly six feet apart, which immediately rules out a person simply walking between them. Lance himself said he had to watch it multiple times because moments like that, where you get a clear glimpse of something moving through the trees like that, are incredibly rare. And a video like that coming out of the UK? Even rarer.
The Quantock Hills themselves are worth mentioning. This area in Somerset has a long history of strange encounters and unusual sightings. The landscape has that thick, ancient woodland feel with moss-covered trees, ferns carpeting the forest floor, and a canopy so dense it blocks out much of the sunlight. Lance described it perfectly when he talked about the prehistoric atmosphere of the place. At night, that same woods becomes pitch black, the kind of darkness where you wouldn't dare navigate without a light, even on a full moon. It's the kind of environment where something could easily move through undetected, which is exactly why Lance set up a trail camera in the area where the print was found.
Speaking of that trail camera, Lance left it out overnight near the print site and returned the next morning to retrieve it. The good news is the camera was still there, untouched. The not-so-exciting news is that out of 51 images captured, most were of him setting it up and people walking by with their pets on the trail. No clear evidence of anything unusual this time around. But as Lance pointed out, that's just how it goes sometimes. You put the camera out, you hope for the best, and sometimes you come back with nothing but hikers and dog walkers.
What really comes through in this footage is Lance's genuine respect for the people he's meeting and the places he's exploring. There's a moment where he talks about feeling a sense of guilt being out in such a beautiful place while his family and friends are back home working their regular jobs. It's that kind of raw honesty that makes his investigations feel authentic. He's not out there performing for the camera. He's out there because he genuinely cares about finding answers.
The Quantock Bigfoot case is shaping up to be one of the more interesting UK investigations in recent memory. Between the eDNA results, the boy's video, and the 18-inch print, there's enough here to keep anyone with an open mind thinking for a long time. Lance himself admitted he's going home with more questions than answers, and that's often how the best cases work. They don't give you everything at once. They give you just enough to keep you coming back.
And coming back is exactly what Lance plans to do. He made it clear that this spot in the Quantocks is somewhere he absolutely intends to revisit. Given everything that's been documented there so far, it's hard to blame him. If you want to see the full investigation for yourself, head over to YouTube and look up the latest from Wild Dream Films and Monster 911. This is one worth watching all the way through.