We are responding to the Covid-19 emergency with a project about different types of creative exploration. Follow along and find out how to join in.
We are a group of young people from Moira and Donisthorpe exploring and mapping the heart of the National Forest
On Monday we took a trip to meet Graham Knight at Moira Replan to have a look at the archive of local photos and maps that’s held there. We took a look at… Continue reading
Last Saturday was a busy day! We started with a tour of the furnace with Steve Scotney, sharing the mysteries and stories of the building. We learnt that Moira village didn’t exist before Earl… Continue reading
Hi all, As you probably worked out, we will be hosting a exhibition at Moira Furnace in August. We would like to see some of your photos there too. If you have old… Continue reading
We took cameras, binoculars, a samples box to collect things and added to Ben’s wildlife survey of the area. 5 species we found hadn’t been spotted in the area that year. And then we… Continue reading
Today we went to Hermatige FM radio to talk about are project and to get more people involved. The radio DJ asked us questions about the project we answered them and talked about what… Continue reading
On Monday evening we gathered together in the sunshine at Moira Youth Hostel to meet local historian Dot Morson. She took us on a great walk through the landscape around Conkers and up… Continue reading
Despite the grey clouds we had a great day chatting to people at Moira Canal Festival last Saturday. We used maps and leaf-printed bunting to engage people in conversations about the local landscape,… Continue reading
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Youth Landscapers is a group of local young people from Donisthorpe and Moira researching and mapping The Heart of the National Forest with the Black to Green project. Over the summer we’ll be… Continue reading
