'Woodlands for All' Project
This project (with a limited timescale and budget) was completed during May 2008 for the 'Forest of Avon' organisation in Bristol, who seek to promote the use of local woodlands in environmentally sustainable ways for recreation. The posts were sited at Jubilee Stone Wood near Backwell, on the edge of the Mendip Hills. Four others were fixed in at West Tanpit Wood, near Lower Failand and across the Avon gorge from Bristol. Eight posts were shallow-relief carved using long-lasting sweet chestnut logs, with designs chosen by young people and people with special needs from the area.
West Tanpit Wood
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Dipper (which can sometimes
be seen in the stream next to the post) |
Bluebells and Bumble bee |
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Fern by a stream (before leaving the workshop) |
| Oak leaves, acorns and a logpile, symbolising the two halves of the wood- native deciduous trees and commercial softwood plantation |  |
Jubilee Stone Wood
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Early Purple Orchid with Silver Washed Fritillary Butterfly |
Robin singing on Ivy (before leaving
the workshop) |
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Rabbit, cowslips and a bumble bee- rabbits were bred nearby and the remains of the warrener's cottage are still visible. |
| Sunset over Nailsea- the view next to this post |  |