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
- Campbell Park ArtCampbell Park is our central city art park with 11 art pieces
- Public Art in our ParksNearly 30 pieces of public art call our parks home
- Willen LabyrinthLandscape architecture can be found at Willen Lake North
- Souls in LoveWhite marble sculpture by Frederic Chevarin
- Peace PagodaThe first of its kind in the Western hemisphere
- Hiroshima DepartedBy Ronald Rae, this is piece is carved from granite in memory of those who died at Hiroshima
- Medicine WheelConsisting of two concentric circles of stone this feature uses the 'Midsummer Line' which follows the Midsummer sunrise
- Leda and the SwanThis piece was gifted by the artist Michael Morse McDonald to The Parks Trust in 1992.
