Research projects & symposia

One of the objectives of the PLACE Collective is to support and strengthen collaborations, and use art, in a range of media, as one of several tools for enquiry and engagement in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.

As research projects take shape we will share them through this website.


Co-creating a living, 100-year sculpture: seven circles of seven silver birch trees, on seven radial lines in the Lake District National Park. Bringing people together, for conversations around land use, care and action.

An illustration of seven trees with gold leaves, and the word RESONANCE

An image of hills with the word WATERSHED

Bringing perspectives together in the Ullswater Valley, Cumbria: rethinking relationships and processes of landscape change.


From wasteland to wonder-land: art, science and community at Bolton Fell Moss, Cumbria. Peat restoration and kindling connections.

An image of wet moss, with the words MOSS OF MANY LAYERS

the words WHAT IS NATURAL BEAUTY appearing over an image of a valley with woodlands and fields

A fundamental question … ‘What is Natural Beauty?’ A symposium hosted by the PLACE Collective, in partnership with Wye Valley AONB and the Lake District National Park. 17 presenters sharing views and in discussion.