The Pendle Sculpture Trail

Here is a short film I made, visiting Pendle Sculpture Trail. It was a little precarious at times, flying within the forest and executing the fly through shot towards the end of this film. Thankfully, no drones were harmed during the making of this film. I did use my smartphone and gimbal to capture a couple of the shots where I was in close proximity to my photographer friend.

The Pendle Sculpture Trail was launched in 2012 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the trial of the Pendle witches and their local heritage. The trail enjoys a wonderful setting in Aitken Wood, near Barley in Lancashire. The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. Of the eleven who went to trial – nine women and two men – ten were found guilty and executed by hanging; one was found not guilty.

Following the success of the Pendle Sculpture Trail, plans were made to expand the trail beyond it`s original site. The Panopticons were a series of public works of art commissioned by Mid Pennine Arts. There are 4 works which are listed below. The first 2 of which, feature at the end of this video.

The Atom - Wycoller country park, Pendle

Singing Ringing Tree - Crown point, Burnley

Colourfields - Corporation park, Blackburn

The Halo - Top o' Slate, Rossendale