LIVING L ANDS C AP E

An artwork ... to be seen from the road to be walked through to be used by ecologists and educators

Over the tracks and under the road, Along by river and brook, Through Wakefield B to City Fields

Animals find a nook.

THE LOCATIONS FOR THE 5 ARTWORKS IN CITY FIELDS

LIVING LANDSCAPES - DESIGNS & DRAWINGS

ALL THE ANIMAL SHAPES ARE CUT-OUT IN STEEL & CRINKLED, THEN ALL WELDED TOGETHER

A PARADE OF ANIMALS RUNNING, FLYING, TWISTING & TURNING THROUGH THE GRASS

THE CORRUGATED METAL ANIMALS ARE BRIGHTLY COLOURED

THE 5 SCULPTURES TRANSPORTED ON A BIG WAGON AND LIFTED INTO POSITION

THE ANIMAL SCULPTURES ARE BOLTED TO CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

I live in a lovely warm nesting box, that someone very kindly built for me.

I listen to all the noise of your busy day, and when its dark and quiet I come out to hunt. I am a very good hunter.

I have lop-sided ears! One is higher than the other, which helps me pinpoint exactly where tiny sounds are coming from.

Barn Owl

Scientific name: Tyto alba

I also have large eyes that scan quickly to spot a mouse moving in a very gloomy barn.

And very long legs, toes and talons to help me catch prey hidden under long grass.

I eat voles, shrews, mice and sometimes rats, and I swallow them whole – coughing up bits of fur and bone as an owl pellet, which you can find if you look.

If you don’t see me, you might hear my screech, I never hoot.

See you tonight