World Land Trust Events

A selection of World Land Trust events. See our upcoming events here.

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Elephants Walking in Hyde Park for World Land Trust 

Trunks meet Trunks

4th-18th September 2007
Hyde Park, London

If you happened to be in Hyde Park in London during these dates you would have come across a rather unusual sight: a herd of life size elephants made out of willow, 'wandering' through the park. The 13 elephants, made from willow and stainless steel, were commissioned by London-based conservation charity: Elephant Family. Steve Manning, a topiary artist, and Joe Crane, a willow technician, took six months to create the herd at workshops in Pakenham, Suffolk. Elephant Family said the venue: Hyde Park, was an appropriate location for them as it represented the elephants' shrinking habitat and the need to safeguard green corridors for wildlife in India.

The event was held to raise funds for awareness and conservation projects relating to elephants in India and raised in excess of £120,000 for WLT's elephant corridor project in India, with partners, Wildlife Trust of India.

For further information on "Trunks meet Trunks" see www.trunks-meet-trunks.org - you can also look at photographs taken at the event.

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2-day Art Masterclass benefits World Land Trust 

7th-8th September 2007
Nature in Art Museum and Art Gallery
Wallsworth Hall, Main A38, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PA

For the second time, renowned Wildlife Artist and WLT Trustee Bruce Pearson held an Art Masterclass to benefit World Land Trust. Nature in Art has purpose built facilities within the grounds of the museum where art courses are held throughout the year. Art courses offer participants the chance to learn from professional artists in small groups of between 6-12 people to ensure that everyone can benefit from individual tuition and encouragement whilst enjoying the benefits of the team spirit found within the group.

Bruce held a very productive Masterclass for WLT in 2006 and some stunning artwork was produced from participants who began the day by saying "I don't know why I'm doing this - I can't draw or paint!". They proved themselves wrong.

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