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The Mendip Hills are coming to Weston!

The Sovereign Shopping Centre hosts 'View In' - delve through layers of time and rock in this immersive, multi-layered sound installation.

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A bright orange digger is digging on a rocky site. There are standing stones around. The rocks are light coloured. There is a person just in front of the digger wearing a sunt hat, hi viz jacket and dark trousers looking at the floor. The Luton Henge standing stones are being installed.

Luton Henge build begins!

On Midsummer's Day the Totternhoe Chalk Standing Stone was brought to its new home near Marsh House in Luton. The Community helped 'stand the stones'

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Nature Calling Conversations #3: Gwyneth Herbert, Jason Singh and Chris Howard

Join commissioned artists for Mendip Hills for a conversation about their artistic process and the development of their View In View Out project

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Nature Calling x Big Chalk - joining the dots between communities, artists and conservation

Big Chalk is a huge nature recovery project, including Nature Calling locations - we look at how communities, art and nature can work together.

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Join us for Nature Calling Conversations #1: Rob St John and Ruth Allen

Our first Nature Calling Conversations event. Rob St John talks about his practice with ecotherapist and geologist Ruth Allen

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Green light for Luton Henge installation!

Luton Council has granted planning permission for Nature Calling project, Luton Henge.

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Nature Calling art season launched!

Everyone is invited to experience Nature Calling artistic projects in National Landscapes in summer 2025

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A high rise tower block with a tree lined meadow in the foreground. The tower block is coloured pale blue and royal blue. We can't see the top of it in the image. Imposed on the top is a chalk drawing. It's a circle with the top half of the circle a solid line and the bottom dotted. At the bottom of the circle is a sold rectangle making up part of the line of the circle. In the middle is a solid circle.

Luton Henge - get involved

Luton Henge is a project where art, history, and nature come together, and everyone is invited to be part of it

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A man in a padded jacket is handing a pair of headphones to a girl with long hair and a denim jacket. They are outside in the woods. Behind them other people are talking.

Are you lost? podcast

Rob St John, has launched a podcast about his Are you lost? project commissioned by Forest of Bowland National Landscape

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A packed room full of people dancing, we can see heads and shoulders of people standing close to each other. The light on them is blue purple. Some hands are lifted. Imposed on the top is a chalk drawing. It's a circle with the top half of the circle a solid line and the bottom dotted. At the bottom of the circle is a sold rectangle making up part of the line of the circle. In the middle is a solid circle. Underneath, written in chalk 'Luton Henge'.

BBC coverage of Luton Henge by Matt Rosier - Chilterns National Landscape Nature Calling project

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A man is looking out to the right, he has his back to a tree or building which is covered in moss. He has locks, he is looking up and to the right and looks calm and happy.

BBC coverage of the Nature Calling writing launch - Still Shadey

Still Shadey spoke to James Cannon on the BBC Radio Surrey Breakfast Show about his work on the Nature Calling project.

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A young man sits on a log. He has locks and is looking to the left of the photo. He looks thoughtful. Behind him are trees and a stormy blue sky.

Nature Calling: Rappers and poets unveil new work to inspire community connection to England’s 34 National Landscapes

Five writers including award winning rappers have created new work with local communities that celebrate nature and National Landscapes.

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Around 15 children are gathered around a tree. They are all wearing white t-shirts. They are facing the tree and all have their hands raised as if they are growing like a tree. It looks like fun.

Movement and fun in Addington Hills! Year 3 join in Nature Calling!

Children from New Addington enjoy movement workshops in Addington Hills.

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A woman holds a gramophone trumpet to her ear like an ear trumpet. She is on a hill and pointing the trumpet to the sky where angry looking puffy clouds pass,

Applications open – free artist residencies!

As part of the ground-breaking Nature Calling programme, free three-day artist residencies are taking place this November in Salford and Newbury.

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A woman looks to the left, towards her outstretched hands. She's wearing shades and a black leather jacket. The lighting is purple and turquoise.

Rappers, artists and Tate Modern alumnus kick start Nature Calling

National Landscapes announce the start of a £2M ground-breaking national art programme, Nature Calling, funded by Arts Council England, and Defra.

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Kerenza McClarnan appointed Arts Development Manager

National Landscapes Association hires first arts development manager for major £2 million national arts programme.

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Yellow flags flap in the wind in a mining scar in the landscape of North Pennines National Landscape

Memorandum of Understanding with Arts Council England

The National Landscapes Association signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Arts Council England on 23 September 2022.

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People stand in a field hold red lanterns as the sun goes down leaving a red and yellow sunset

Green Space Dark Skies events captivate thousands

National Landscapes across the country took part in Green Space Dark Skies events during 2022

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