Seven circles of seven silver birch trees, set on seven lines radiating from the centre of the Lake District National Park… This is Resonance Cumbria, a living artwork that will help nurture conversations around land use, care, and action.
On the 26th November we joined colleagues from a range of disciplines and backgrounds at Bolton Fell Moss National Nature Reserve to collect the 49 trees that will form the seven circles.
Rain showers didn’t dampen spirits, in fact the story of transformation from industrial peat extraction site to a place of peace, quiet, and restoration sparked hope and inspiring conversation.
After removing the trees we gathered at a village hall nearby and had wide ranging discussions that touched on people and peat bogs, carbon and communities, and environment and evidence. The connection between land use, the environment, and the communities that live on and around the land was clear. Like the birch trees, they’re entwined, growing, and changing, and will continue to do so as the trees continue to grow.
Resonance is a living, growing artwork that brings together people, silver birch trees and peat bogs, in a changing landscape. This project is a convener, connector and catalyst – for new relationships and for community action and conversations about land use at local, national and global levels. The Resonance project is part of the PLACE Collective’s work with the UK-wide LUNZ (Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People) Hub.
The LUNZ Hub is co-led by the James Hutton Institute and the University of Leicester, and has been set up to help drive the transformation of UK land use needed to achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050
