Public Art at Newlands and Willen Lake

As well as physical sculptures, the parks are home to designed landscapes like the Tree Cathedral at Newlands, designed by Neil Higson in 1986. The Tree Cathedral is based on Norwich Cathedral with a range of different tree species used to establish the Cathedral’s component parts. Willen Lake North and South are home to six sculptural pieces and all can be discovered by taking in a stroll around both lakes

Willen Labyrinth

Landscape architecture by designer Neil Higson
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Souls in Love

A white marble sculpture donated to The Parks Trust by Tony Sellers to commemorate his wife Debbie Sellers who had been responsible for starting MK digital initiatives like MK Web. Tragically Tony passed away not long after his wife in February 2012 and the piece was then donated by their sons and dedicated to both Tony and Debbie.
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Peace Pagoda

The first of its kind in the Western hemisphere, the Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda was built by the monks and nuns of the Nipponzan Myohoji
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Hiroshima Departed

Located in the grounds of the Temple at Willen Lake North, this piece is carved from granite in memory of those who died at Hiroshima.
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Medicine Wheel

Consisting of two concentric circles of stone, this piece of landscape design folows the ‘Midsummer Line’, which follows the Midsummer sunrise that runs through the Tree Cathedral to the Belvedere in Campbell Park, along Midsummer Boulevard in Central Milton Keynes.
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Did you know we have over 30 pieces of Public Art across our parks?

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Willen Lake South
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Willen Lake North
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Tree Cathedral
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