In this episode we meet Jane Routh, a poet and woodland restorationist on the Tatham Fells in Bowland. We talk about native woodland restoration on her land, the histories of enclosure and drove roads in the area, and how living and working in this corner of Bowland has inspired her award-winning poetry. Jane reads her poem ‘One Place’ from her kitchen table looking out over the fells.
We finish by hearing an excerpt from the soundscape in the new Women in Farming exhibition held at Clitheroe Castle this summer. Created in collaboration with Tarja Wilson from the Forest of Bowland National Landscape, the soundscape features stories from six female farmers across Bowland. Their voices are woven with the sounds of the fells, recorded at dawn by Rob, and the farmyard, recorded by young people from Yes Hub in Nelson on farm visits.
Episode image by Tarja Wilson.
