An Artist in Residence position in Thornden Woods with the Kent Wildlife Trust. The project was entered for the Canterbury Cultural Awards and was a finalist in two categories: The community Award and the Environmental Landscape Award


Saturday 5 March 2011

Moving into the next phase.

So it's all good news and phase two will see the implementation of the trail realised, stuff made and installed. I understand there are one or two formal procedures or permissions required from conservation and national woodland authorities to negotiate, but I'm told it looks likely at the moment.

Work has actually started in preparation already: The Radfall is an ancient track with raised banks either side, which runs right through this section of the woods, has seen a lot Kent Wildlife Trust Volunteers working to remove trees on a featured section of the track. Work has been carried out once a week for about a month to reveal just how wide this old road is and how high the banks are. They really stand out as mossy green at the moment.

Volunteers have worked hard to clear this ancient road called the Radfall
This road would have been often used by cattle drovers probably taking livestock into Canturbury for sale. That is what we will feature on the newly cleared area. 'A step back in time' whith a figure walking to market with some animals most likley pigs.


It is surprising how wide this track is, actually it's not a track, it's a road. 

I used the new site as a location to take photos of my 'Febuary Sticks'.
  
  

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