Using natural inks, whittled sticks and quills, and other materials of their own – and of course inspired by the Field Cricket – participants created and then hung murals and banners along a dedicated walk.
Field Cricket
These remarkable creatures are among the rarest and most threatened invertebrates in the UK. They are 2cm long and chunky, black or brown with striking yellow wing-bases. They can’t fly, but can walk up to 100m a day. Their wing markings resemble intricate wrought-iron work, and the males make a loud call to attract a mate using “harps”, modified veins on their wings.
The Trees of Fountains Abbey
Ancients of the Future Event
'THE TREES OF FOUNTAINS ABBEY'
Celebrating Ancient Trees - Banner Making and parade
Ancients of the Future Event
'CELEBRATING ANCIENT TREES – BANNER MAKING AND PARADE'
Come-a-wassailing
Barberry Carpet Moth Event
'COME-A-WASSAILING '
To fly adventurous
Black-tailed Godwit Event
'TO FLY ADVENTUROUS'
Walking Art Workshops
Gems in the Dunes Event
'WALKING ART WORKSHOPS'
Buckthorn Bash Workshop
Gems in the Dunes Event
'BUCKTHORN BASH WORKSHOP '
Outdoor Porcelain Workshop
Gems in the Dunes Event
'OUTDOOR PORCELAIN WORKSHOP'
Outdoor Cyanotype Workshop
Gems in the Dunes Event
'OUTDOOR CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP'
Drawing from Nature
Colour in the Margins Event
'DRAWING FROM NATURE '
Discover, Create, Value
Colour in the Margins Event
'DISCOVER, CREATE, VALUE '
Poetry with Linden
Colour in the Margins Event
'COLOUR IN THE MARGINS, IN WORDS'
Poetry art discussion
Cornish Path Moss Event
'POETRY ART DISCUSSION'
Wild at 'art on the heath!
Dorset's Heathland Heart Event
'WILD AT 'ART ON THE HEATH!'
Banner and wall hanging making workshop
Field Cricket Event
'BANNER AND WALL HANGING MAKING WORKSHOP'
Long ears and narrow heads
Grey Long-eared Bat and Narrow-headed Ant Event
'LONG EARS AND NARROW HEADS'
Ladybird spiders creative workshops
Ladybird Spider Event
'LADYBIRD SPIDERS CREATIVE WORKSHOPS!'
Poetry and drawing
Lesser Butterfly Orchid Event
'POETRY & DRAWING'
The Last Ditch
Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail Event
'THE LAST DITCH'
Grasslands Art
Limestone's Living Legacies Event
'GRASSLANDS ART'
Pine Marten Box Making
Pine Marten Event
'PINE MARTEN BOX MAKING'
Fans of the Forest - guided walk
Roots of Rockingham Event
'FANS OF THE FOREST – GUIDED WALK'
Cabinet of Curiosity
Shifting Sands Event
'CABINET OF CURIOSITY'
Lantern making
Shifting Sands Event
'LANTERN MAKING'
Victory Wood Heritage Open Day
Shrill Carder Bee Event
'VICTORY WOOD HERITAGE OPEN DAY'
Willow Tit Anthology of poems
Willow Tit Event
'WILLOW TIT ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS'
Lanhydrock
Ancients of the Future Event
'LANHYDROCK’S ANCIENTS'
Sound of the field
Field Cricket Event
'SOUND OF THE FIELD'
Sounds of the Field
In what was almost certainly a first, a whole afternoon and evening was devoted to the humble Field Cricket, whose summer song has returned to the heathlands of Surrey. On the 1st June, near Farnham, Laurence Rose was joined by violinist and composer Peter Sheppard Skærved in a unique collaboration between artists and ecologists to celebrate the sounds of the heath and this miniature sound-maker in particular.
All project artwork
Exploring Field Cricket through community artworks.
The Art of saving species
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