now & then

a commission from the Woodland Trust which is now maturing. Its sited at Normanton le Heath near Leicester in the Midlands post code : LE 672. Open everyday , car park available. It comprises a spiralling earthwork which takes visitors down through the layers of archaeology and up again into the light. In future the 13 Pedunculate Oaks and 2 Wild Service trees that surround it should create a shady space. An outer ring of natural indigenous bushes were specially chosen to provide food for birds. 6m x 63 m diameter.