Sculpture on Jeffreys Hill near Longridge in Lancashire, Preston, UK January winter weather. Halima Cassell's Sun Catcher carved wooden Landmark sculptured statue looking across to Vale of Chipping and the fells of the Forest of Bowland. The trunk of a 150-year-old oak tree has been used in a series of four temporary, artist commissions for ambitious works in landscape responding to some of the best-loved locations around the Forest of Bowland. The commissions are part of Bowland Revealed, celebrating fifty years of the Forest of Bowland as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Longridge Fell is the most southerly fell in England, near the town of Longridge, Lancashire. It lies at the southern end of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As its name suggests, it takes the form of a long ridge which rises in a north-easterly direction from within the town of Longridge to its summit miles distant. As the ridge curves towards the east, it comes to a sudden end and drops into the Hodder Valley. The fell is a good example of a cuesta; the ridge has a sharp drop or escarpment on its northern side, and a gentler, more varying slope on its southern side. These features make it a popular takeoff for hang-gliders and paragliders on the relatively infrequent occurrences of a northerly wind. From the fell's 1,148-ft (350-m) summit, views are afforded of Preston to the south-west; the Fylde Coast to the west; the outstanding view of the Vale of Chipping and the fells of the Forest of Bowland to the north and west (including Parlick, Fair Snape Fell and Beacon Fell). Halima Cassell, Sun Catcher Jeffrey Hill (Longridge Fell) A cluster of sculpted elements around a central feature, carved from a mighty tree trunk, and redefining a panoramic viewpoint looking out to distant fells. “This is a beauty spot that I show off to visitors from around the globe. It is an important destination for me, a very clear and wide panorama of beautiful Bowland.” Halima Cassell is a sculptor with an international reputation. She has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, and features in a number of public collections. Her work combines strong geometric elements with recurrent patterns and architectural principles.
Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Jeffrey Hill, Longridge, Lancashire UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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