Nature Calling

Come and explore some of the beautiful countryside that surrounds Luton. Poet Lee Nelson invites you to take a walk on the ancient hilltops and descend to the holy-wells of Barton Springs. Along the way you will be invited to participate in a series of creative activities in response to the landscape. Your contributions will…

Are you ready to go through a time portal? Join artist, Matthew Rosier on a guided walk through time exploring Waulud’s Bank, an ancient monument celebrating the source of the River Lea, and the surrounding Marsh Farm area right here in Luton. With help from archaeologist, Wendy Morrison, participants will learn how this site has been…

What have you heard (or not heard) about the Exodus Collective? Find out more when you join Matthew Rosier on a guided walk exploring the chalky landscape and surrounding Marsh Farm area. Participants will see and hear how these landscapes have been occupied by humans over the ages, including first-hand experiences from Glenn of Exodus…

Take a quick trip into the woods and explore what ancient wonders await. Join artist, Matthew Rosier on a guided visit to Bramingham Wood, an ancient woodland on the edge of Marsh Farm. Participants will be immersed in this ancient wooded landscape, and have a demonstration of coppicing – where the branches of trees are…

How would you like to create something with your bare hands? Join artist, Matthew Rosier, for a woodworking workshop exploring ancient techniques of working with local wood, under the expert guidance of Guy and Jane Lambourne of Wassledine. The Lambournes manage a beautiful woodland in Bedfordshire, creating woodland products and crafts. In this hands-on workshop…

Poet, Lee Nelson and Revoluton invite you to a story-telling circle in the arms of the Waulud’s Bank ancient monument in Marsh Farm. Waulud’s Bank is a human-made monument surrounding the source of the river Lea, it is older than Stonehenge and the perfect place to explore the eternal relationship between people, place and story.…

Join artist Matthew Rosier to explore the unique Totternhoe chalk. It is a location with chalk so rare that it was used in Westminster Abbey. Not crumbly like most chalk, these chalk stones can be used to construct. With the quarry now closed, it has been given back to nature, under the management of The…

A truly Luton monument is in the works and here’s how you can be a part of it: Join artist, Matthew Rosier, as he facilitates an exploration of what a Luton Henge could be – What and who does it represent? What does is it celebrate? What rituals take place there? What is it made…