Published in The Observer. Discusses artist David Nash

By the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust. Includes management plan objectives; background information; location map; maintenance requirement; method of inspection, maintenance, consultation and action required; potentially damaging operations

Sculpture: Observatory (1988 - 2014)

1x lever arch file website image index. Includes lists of images with copyright information
1x lever arch file "Images 2: Artists J-Z". Includes slides and lists of images
1x lever arch file "Images 3: Lightshift; Diversity/ Spray + Tan; Workshops; Forest History; Forest General". Includes lists of images with copyright information, photographs and slides
1x file "Image loans"
1x bundle of negatives, slides and prints of various sculptures
1x box of slides labelled "Bruce Allan"
1x box of slides showing an exhibition
4x CDs with images of sculptures

Sculpture: Heart of the Stone [wrongly titled "The Heart of Stone"] (1988 - present)

Made between The Forestry Commission and Tim Lees. Signed

Sculpture: Grove of Silence/ Vincennes (1988 - present)

Includes cardboard mount. Published by the Wild Hawthorn Press.

Text reads "A Proposal for the Forest of Dean: Three oval stone plaques are added to three trees in a quiet woodland. Calling attention to the peaceful surroundings, the plaques are inscribed with the words SILENCE (English, French), SCHWEIGEN (German), and SILENZIO (Italian): Ian Hamilton Finlay and Gary Hincks, after the drawing by William Kent, Ponds n woodland groves"

Sculpture: As There Is No Hunting Tomorrow (1986 - 1996)

Descriptions of two meetings held between The Forestry Commission, The Arnolfini and potential artists in March and May 1984

Produced by the Arnolfini

Keith Arnatt and Fay Godwin were commissioned to photograph the Forest of Dean, the photographs being displayed at The Arnolfini during The Forest exhibition in 1986. Fay Godwin went on to publish the book "The Secret Forest of Dean"

Registered charity number 1059078. Includes printout of entry on the Central Register

Trust deeds and related correspondence including the establishment of the Trust, details of trustees and amendments made to the trust deeds

Includes account summary, bank statements and related correspondence

Includes account summary, bank statements, invoices and related correspondence

Includes account summary, bank statements, invoices and related correspondence

Includes account summary, bank statements, invoices and related correspondence

Includes account summary, bank statements, invoices and related correspondence

Written by Brian Mahony. Application number 97-1556. Includes application form; Appendix 1: Trust Deed 1996; Appendix 2: Mission Statement "Stand and Stare"; Appendix 3: Statement of Funds; Appendix 4: Trust Management Structure and Membership; Appendix 5: Detailed Description of the Scheme; Appendix 6: List and Photographs of Sculptures Created 1986 - 1997 [blank]; Appendix 7: Business Plan; Appendix 8: Milestones and Achievements; Appendix 9: A Marketing Perspective/ Visitor Survey; Appendix 10: "On the Beaten Track" [blank]; Appendix 11: Risk Analysis; Appendix 12: Options Analysis; Appendix 13: Equal Opportunities Policy; Appendix 14: Access for All; Appendix 15: Education Pack; Appendix 16: Training Policy; Appendix 17: Memorandum of Agreement with The Forestry Commission; Appendix 18: Commissioning Policy; Appendix 19: Management and Maintenance of The Trail [including sculpture management plan for Dead Wood/ Bois Mort 1995]; Appendix 20: Curator Draft Job Description; Appendix 21: Review of Existing Sculptures [blank]; Appendix 22: Education Policy; Appendix 23: The Archive; Appendix 24: Working with the Community; Appendix 25: Leaflets and Press Articles [blank]; Appendix 26: Collaboration Statement for the Arts Resource Centre; Appendix 27: Access Checklist; Appendix 28: Support from Other Organisations and Individuals; Appendix 29: Proposal for an Annual Competition

File possibly compiled by Brian Mahony. Includes information on an application to the Henry Moore Foundation; Sculpture Trail Access Project; Selection day for the Henry More Commission 1998 [presentations by Tim Knowles, Neville Gabie, Sandie Macrae, Louise Short and David Gooding]; Sculpture proposal by Neville Gabie 1998; Summerfield Trust correspondence; Correspondence from Martin Orrom and Lesley Greene; Address by Nick Capaldi [South West Arts] at Cinderford on 16 December 1998; Correspondence from Bruce Allan; Correspondence from Tessa Jackson [Director of The Arnolfini]; Memorandum regarding refurbishment of Cathedral by Kevin Atherton

Negative with images of forest scenes

Newspaper article "Sculpture as art of the open air" by Marina Vaizey. Published in The Sunday Times on 31 May 1987

Photocopy of article "Forest Workings: Open Air Art in the Forest of Dean" by Clive Caffall. Published in Compass Sport Orienteer December/ January 1987

Photocopy of newspaper article "Work in progress in the woods"

Contributions to the book by Peter Randall-Page, Yvette Martin, Miles Davies, Kevin Atherton, Bruce Allan and Keir Smith

Typescripts "Sculpture and Interpretation: The Forest of Dean Project" and "The Artist as an Interpreter in the Forest" by Martin Orrom

Letters from Rupert Martin to Martin Orrom regarding the book

"Art on Location: INSET Opportunities in Art and Design" by Arthur Penn

"The Forest of Dean Sculptures: A Way into the Forest" typescript by Rupert Martin

Information on the "Stand and Stare" project by Rupert Martin

"Sculpturing the Forest Story" typescript and notes, possibly by Martin Orrom

Details of the sculptures and artists

Letter from Rupert Martin to Martin Orrom confirming the commissions for phase II of the project

Correspondence about funding including:
Arts Council England
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Crafts Council
Forest Enterprise/ The Forestry Commission
Foundation for Sport and the Arts
Jeremy Rees
Lesley Greene
South West Arts
The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
The Elephant Trust
The Ernest Cook Trust
The Henry Moore Foundation
The Summerfield Trust
Paul Hamlyn

Information on the general management of the Trust and trail. Includes:

Emails from Jeremy Rees

Poem "The Sculpture Trail" by Philip Brown

Notes on a meeting with artists in May 1992

Document "The Way Forward 1998 - 2007" written by the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust

Article "Stand and stare: Art in the Forest of Dean: Initiatives for South Africa" by Wendy Ross

Document "Planning for Success: The lessons of the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, UK" by Martin Orrom

Article "Popularising public sculpture in Britain: From landscape gardens to forest trails" by Elizabeth Rankin

Document "The Artist as Interpreter in the Forest" by Martin Orrom

Document "The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust: The Archive"

Document "The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust: Milestones and Achievements"

Documents from the "Landscape and Sculpture Symposium" held at Manchester Polytechnic 1 - 3 September 1989

Document "The Next Ten Years" by the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust

Document "The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust: Milestones and Achievements"

Document "Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail: Mission Statement 2000"

Document "Sculpture Trust: Future Plans"

Document "Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust Business Plan"

Document "Sculpture Trail Forest of Dean: Access for All"

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust mission statement

Document "Artistic vision for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail 2000"

Information on the revision of the trust deed 1998

Document "One World, One County: Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail"

Held at Oxford 11 February 2003. Includes agenda; minutes; notes by Jeremy Rees; related correspondence; memorandum of agreement between The Forestry Commission and The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust; details of other sculpture trusts in the UK; "Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust Re-Vision 2002-2007" document; "Health Promotion in the Forest Art Trail" document

Discusses the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust Mission Statement 2000. Also includes information on the Arts Development Fund and Gloucestershire County Council Arts Strategy