Community artist Linden McMahon was commissioned by Back from the Brink to run a drop-in creative writing activity session inspired by the Willow Tit.
Willow Tit
Small, stocky and quietly coloured, this is the UK’s most threatened resident bird. We’ve lost 94% of them since the 1970s, and they are now extinct in most of their former haunts in the south and south-east of England. As these birds are so sedentary, they are very vulnerable to loss and fragmentation of habitat. They like old industrial areas which generate scrub and young woodland, but these are often considered wasteland, and not worthy of conservation effort. Even if these areas are not developed, this will eventually turn to mature woodland if not managed, and become unsuitable for Willow Tits.
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'
All project artwork
Exploring Willow Tit through community artworks.
The Art of saving species
Browse all artworks.
