Messages from the Wild

• The Mole

  Always smaller than we think but incredibly strong and so vital to the health of our soils. These little creatures need a lot more respect than we give them. It's their lawn, not ours. With many thanks to Sam Corfield, author, horticulturist and wildlife expert @the_hairy_horticulturist  This one comes from the collection I made for The Lost Gardens of Heligan.   Producer, Presenter: [email protected] Illustrations by Annabazyl www.fiverr.com/annabazyl www.messagesfromthewild.com 

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• The Cinnabar Moth

  This Cinnabar Moth is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow, commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year. It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings with Alice Boyd, composer and sound designer, providing the beautiful music and field sounds.  These interviews with meadow animals were heard coming out of the giant Gramophone designed by sculptor, Donnacha Cahill. Many thanks to Eva Owen for making it happen and Steve Robinson for embodying the cinnabar moth. "Daydream of a summer meadow and I will bet there is a buzz of a passing bumblebee, a colourful flash of butterfly wing and the hypnotic chorus of crickets. And rightly so. Insects are the beating heart of a meadow, providing the soundtrack and magnifying its vibrancy." Iain Parkinson, Meadow   Producer/Presenter: [email protected]  Illustrations by Annabazyl www.fiverr.com/annabazyl

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• The Scissor Bee

  This Scissor Bee is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow, commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year. It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings with Alice Boyd, composer and sound designer, providing the beautiful music and field sounds.  These interviews with meadow animals were heard coming out of the giant Gramophone designed by sculptor, Donnacha Cahill. Many thanks to Eva Owen for making it happen and Janine Griffiths-Lee for embodying the scissor bee. "Hay meadows are tightly-woven landscapes interlaced with an intricate mix of plants, including wild flowers, grasses, some sedges and rushes, and even a couple of tiny yet fascinating ferns. With such a richly layered flora, it should be no surprise to learn that hay meadows also support and astonishing range of fauna." Iain Parkinson, Meadow   Producer/Presenter: [email protected]  Illustrations by Annabazyl www.fiverr.com/annabazyl

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• The Meadow Grasshopper

  This Grasshopper is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow, commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year. It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings with Alice Boyd, composer and sound designer, providing the beautiful music and field sounds.  These interviews with meadow animals were heard coming out of the giant Gramophone designed by sculptor, Donnacha Cahill. Many thanks to Eva Owen for making it happen and Francis Annette for embodying the grasshopper. "Traditionally managed hay meadows are now exceptionally rare (in the UK), but, by virtue of their enduring character, surviving examples demonstrate a resilience to change that is worth celebrating." Iain Parkinson, Meadow   Producer/Presenter: [email protected]  Illustrations by Annabazyl www.fiverr.com/annabazyl

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• The Dipper

  This Dipper is part of a series commissioned by University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group for The River Derwent.  With many thanks to Mark Cocker, author and naturalist. "I think it’s a fantastic quiet bit of politics because the central challenge of our entire species and our civilisation is to understand our dependence on the rest of life and this project allows those organisms, as close as possible, to speak for themselves about the issues that affect not only them but more centrally humans themselves and I think that’s the beauty of it.” Mark Cocker on Messages from the Wild   PRoducer, Presenter: [email protected]  Illustrations by Annabazyl www.fiverr.com/annabazyl Thank you to Teet Sirotkin for the beautiful sound of The Dipper.

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