exploring your local landscape

Led by Dr Liam Campbell, Heritage Officer with the Foyle Civic Trust, this two-part course will offer advice to those who are interested in undertaking a landscape study of their local area, be they individuals, farmers, community groups, organisations or societies.

The first session will examine the idea that peoples’ local landscapes are shaped by small features such as local meeting points and gateposts, just as much as they are shaped by big or famous landscape features such as monuments.

In between the two sessions, participants will be encouraged to go out and photograph some of the features that they identify with in their own local area. The results of participants’ findings will be reviewed in the second session, which will take place on Tuesday 4 December at 7.30pm. It is hoped that a selection of the photographs taken by participants will feature in an exhibition in Green Lane Museum next year.

The two-part course is free to all however places are limited and must be booked in advance.