The Tree Listening Project provides an experience that links both science and art by engaging the public with what happens inside a tree, to excite and inspire a keen interest in trees.
Over two days we will practice photography as a methodology to communicate and connect with the ash trees of a small forest near Folkestone.
In this workshop at the beautiful Kearsney Abbey we celebrate the ash tree in this workshop as we focus primarily on the ash tree and the surrounding landscape.
Come along with your children to this very special Green Gang event. Learn about ash and make your very own ash book, from things collected on the Whinless Downs
Have you ever wanted to know your ash from your walnut or your beech from your hornbeam? On this walkshop you will learn what makes ash so distinctive in the landscapes of Kent and see how it is a special feature of the wild spaces around Kearsney Abbey
Artists such as John Constable, Henry Moore and David Nash have all taken inspiration from landscapes of ash trees. In this morning workshop we will draw some of the magnificent…
Come and help us plant trees to create a new woodland in a landscape in Kent. With trees selected by a local ecologist to protect the biodiversity of this landscape.
Come and help us plant trees to replace diseased ash trees in a woodland in Kent. With trees selected by a local ecologist to protect the biodiversity of this ancient wood.
Ash wood is known for being lightweight, tolerant to vibration and very hard. Egyptians imported ash from Europe and used the wood, which bends when steamed, to perfect the invention…
In this session, we look at a selection of objects from collected from Rob Penns the Man Who Made Things Out of Trees and museum collections which will form part of a larger archive of ash objects at the University of Kent Studio 3 Gallery in 2018.
Ancient trees hold and locate histories; providing valuable resources, marking boundaries and important locations which have had meaning to local communities over centuries.
