Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape

Two undulating fields separated by a low hedgerow. They have been ploughed in straight lines. The camera angle makes the plough lines join in a way that looks like some kind of geometric artwork.

Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape

The Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape combines a dramatic western scarp, rolling chalk uplands with steep-sided dry valleys and former sea cliff on the eastern edge. The scenic beauty is the result of the complex interplay of the geology, geomorphology and generations of human interventions, most notably through farming.

The Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape is an incredibly rich archaeological resource and up until the 1300's it was one of the most densely settled parts of England, but then witnessed a significant depopulation resulting in a network of deserted medieval villages and shrunken settlements. Cultural connections include the famous Victorian poet / poet laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson who was born and brought up in the Wolds, along with the social history writer Henry Winn “the grand old man of Lincolnshire”.

A group of walkers go up a shallow incline across a broad field of brownish grasses. The sky is brooding with white and grey clouds. .

A walking group enjoys the Lincolnshire Wolds

The Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape joined Nature Calling to help us deepen our links with local arts organisations.  This includes developing new and exciting approaches to community and public engagement.  We are really looking forward to the opportunities the programme will provide through working with writers and artists to help us inspire new audiences and provide fresh insight and perspectives on the value and importance of the Lincolnshire Wolds - for nature and its wider special landscape qualities.  We want our communities and visitors to feel at ease and inspired when they come to the Lincolnshire Wolds.   

The Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape team are very pleased to be part of this very innovative project.  We believe that the project will open fresh doors for all who have an active interest in the Lincolnshire Wolds – helping us all to learn more along the way and for us to fully appreciate and celebrate the special qualities of this nationally protected landscape from fresh perspectives.  We really welcome the opportunity to positively engage with new audiences and in particular support our target audience of under 25s and the disabled community, working with them to find new ways to access and interpret and celebrate the Wolds.

A view down on to a flat expanse of farmed land. Hay bales in the nearest, large green field with a patchwork of fields and trees beyond.

View from Red Hill

29 August 2024
Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape

So Festival & Magna Vitae - Producer

Producer Magna Vitae’s vision is to improve the well-being of our community, enabling people to live great lives. Our cultural work and impact focuses on the Lincolnshire coastline, from the Humber to the Wash. Despite our coast being geographically isolated and an area of low arts engagement, our work has grown with exponential success, we’ve made strong strategic relationships from community roots through to international collaboration, making contributions to the cultural sector, at local, national and international levels.

 Magna Vitae website

So Festival website

 

Ayesha Chouglay - Lincolnshire Wolds - Writer
Monochrome image of Ayesha Chouglay. She is looking to the left of the image, she has dark hair, tied up in a ponytail with a fringe. Behind her are two paintings on the wall. One is abstract, the other a still life.
INSTAR - Lincolnshire Wolds - Artists
A man and a woman look to the camera. The man wears a blue cap and green and blue shirt. He has a beard. The woman has short dark hair and wears a Scandinavian style jumper in navy blue and red.