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@derbyswildlife.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 11:59 AM

🎨 Art meets rewilding at Allestree Park!

Artist Rebecca Howard spent time with our Junior Rangers exploring how wild landscapes transform - inspiring an oil painting now on display at the #KneppEstate.

Read her story in @theguardian.com 👇
https://theguardian.pulse.ly/d3ecl4gb0l

#AllestreePark

An eye-level shot captures a lively art exhibition opening inside a long, narrow gallery with high, vaulted ceilings. From the ceiling, large, stylized white bird sculptures with dark-tipped wings hang suspended on thin wires, appearing to soar. On the left, glass doors lead outside, while the right wall is lined with large, colorful landscape paintings depicting natural scenes.

In the center of the gallery, a large, weathered tree root sculpture sits on a wooden pallet. Visitors gather around, engaging in conversation. On the right, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair speaks into a microphone, standing beside another woman, both facing the audience.

In the foreground, the backs of three visitors are visible: a woman on the left wearing a blue and black patterned top, a woman in the center in a yellow top, and a man on the right in a dark, patterned shirt holding a glass. Near the glass doors in the background, a small group of people stands chatting, some holding drinks. To the far left, a woman wearing a black t-shirt, dark pants, and holding a small glass talks with other attendees. The atmosphere is warm and social, lit by soft overhead spotlights.

An angled, eye-level shot captures four rectangular, unframed landscape paintings hanging side-by-side in a row from thin, silver wires on a textured beige wall. The paintings are displayed in a line that recedes from right to left, with the painting on the far right being the closest and largest.

From right to left, the paintings depict:
1. A beaver dam made of branches blocking a stream, with water spilling over into a small, churning waterfall in the foreground. Trees line the background.
2. A close-up of a large tree trunk with exposed roots in a grassy field.
3. A sandy, winding riverbed or path under a blue sky with light clouds.
4. Two animals, possibly bison, grazing in a green, grassy field.

Underneath each painting is a small white label on the wall. At the bottom left, two electrical outlets are visible.

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