Grizedale. A sense of place - ACE195.2

Young walkers passing Forestry Commission signs for Grizedale and the Silurian Way. VO of George Isles, Recreation Ranger. Isles talking to the children about the forest and sending them off blindfolded in order to accustom them to using other senses. Forest animals, trees, etc. Views over the Grizedale Valley. Commentary talks about its history. Satterthwaite, now a Forestry Commission owned park, home to the Grizedale sculpture project. Examples of the art works including Joanna Hull’s Circus (1988), and Quarry Structure (1977) by Richard Harris. Andy Goldsworthy working on slate construction. John Voysey, Forest Manager for the Southern Lakes, talks about the tradition of forest management and the people who planted trees on the area, the Forestry Commission taking over in 1936. Voysey’s VO over views of the forest. Wooden Waterway (1978) with VO of its creator, David Nash. Nash talks about the importance of seeing the sculptures as the result of an artist’s work, not as a memorial; they should be removed once they’re no longer what the artist conceived. Wooden Waterway. Nash says Grizedale is "not a sculpture park", but "a working situation … a big studio". Sally Matthews’s Wild Boar Clearing (1987). Matthews talking about how she wants people to react to the boars. Making a boar from brush, mud and wire. John Cubby, Wildlife Ranger, talking about the sculptures. Stag. Sophie Ryder working on Grizedale Stag (1986).