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ECOLOGY ME E T S A RT IN LADY PARK WOOD, WYE VALLEY


Tuesday 4 September 7pm Dr George Peterken OBE, forest


ecologist who has worked in the Wye Valley for the Nature Conservancy and its successors since 1970 and lived there for the last 25 years, invited a group of artists 'The Arborealists' to work in Lady Park Wood. The results of this collaborative project are on exhibition at Monmouth Museum until September 9th.


Ever since 1944, ecologists have been recording the growth, death and regeneration of trees in Lady Park Wood in great detail, and this is now the longest and most comprehensive scientific study in Britain of how natural woods behave. Among other things, the study has revealed the long-term effects of the 1976 drought, the arrival of elm disease in 1971, the growth of the deer population throughout the decades, and today the wood is a small sample of wilderness, with little sign that people have ever influenced its condition. In 2017, The


Arborealists - a group of professional artists with a special interest in trees and woods - were invited to paint and draw in the wood. The talk, hosted by Dr Peterken will try to bring together the contrasting perceptions and understandings reached by the artists and ecologists.


He wrote the New Naturalist volume on the Wye Valley (2008) and co authored “Woodland Development, A long term study of Lady Park Wood. The ticket price of £5 to the event on 4th September will be redeemable against the price of this book on the night (normally £35). Call Monmouth Museum 01600 710630


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