Talks & Seminars
Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk three: Eloquent Sediments
The third in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.
'Red River: Listening to a Polluted River' is a research project exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the small post-industrial river that once ran red with mineral deposits from the tin mines. The project is led by poet and academic Dr John Wedgwood Clarke of the University of Exeter, who was born and raised in West Penwith and has spent the last eighteen months investigating the various histories and ecologies of the river. Over the course of the summer he will lead a series of walks each exploring a different section of the river and anyone with knowledge they would like to share about the river or who is simply curious to find out more is invited to join a small group to walk, listen and discuss.
Each walk will explore a range of themes and ideas, from the historic, botanic and ecologic to the mythic. John will share some of his research and his poetry, and invited guests including members of the Red River Rescuers group and visual artists commissioned as part of the project will also share their research, specialist knowledge and stories.
The third walk, Eloquent Sediments, is an exploration of what’s gone into the river and what’s been taken out, how the value of its flow has shifted from priceless to worthless, and what its current state may tell us about our sense of ecological value.
Setting out from Tehidy Country Park South Drive car park we’ll pass through Roscroggan Works, pausing to see the EU-funded Filtration System and ponds, Reskadinnick (home to a number of writers, including the Irish writer Stephen MacKenna), then onto the Red River Valley Nature Reserve and Bell Lake, before returning via the Tehidy Stream tributary. We'll be joined by Steve Jones dragonfly expert and member of the Red River Rescuers group.
For full details and to book a free place please visit our eventbrite page.
Red River: Listening to a Polluted River is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council through their Leadership Fellowship scheme.
Each walk will explore a range of themes and ideas, from the historic, botanic and ecologic to the mythic. John will share some of his research and his poetry, and invited guests including members of the Red River Rescuers group and visual artists commissioned as part of the project will also share their research, specialist knowledge and stories.
The third walk, Eloquent Sediments, is an exploration of what’s gone into the river and what’s been taken out, how the value of its flow has shifted from priceless to worthless, and what its current state may tell us about our sense of ecological value.
Setting out from Tehidy Country Park South Drive car park we’ll pass through Roscroggan Works, pausing to see the EU-funded Filtration System and ponds, Reskadinnick (home to a number of writers, including the Irish writer Stephen MacKenna), then onto the Red River Valley Nature Reserve and Bell Lake, before returning via the Tehidy Stream tributary. We'll be joined by Steve Jones dragonfly expert and member of the Red River Rescuers group.
For full details and to book a free place please visit our eventbrite page.
Red River: Listening to a Polluted River is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council through their Leadership Fellowship scheme.
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