Filmmaker Jon Chappel captures the sites and sounds of an Aeolian sound installation sited atop an ancient ‘drumlin’ at Bowber Head Nature Reserve in Ravenstonedale in a short film released this week; set amidst far reaching views of the Westmorland Dales, the Howgill Fells and Pennines with sculptures and visitors to the installation taking centre stage atop a *drumlin on the site.  

The sound installation was commissioned by the Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme and created by Cumbrian artist Dan Fox, director of Sound Intervention based in Ulverston.

Visitors to the site in early October were treated to a dramatic soundscape as the event coincided with the tail end of storm Agnes passing through the area. The sculptures constantly evolved and changed as the wind's movement and intensity varied over time, providing a unique sensory experience.  

Pictured: 'Direction Flutes' sound installation at Bowber Head Nature Reserve

Artist Dan Fox said: 

“We are here to celebrate the landscape using sound and art as a medium to get people into the landscape. To engage with it and to see, hear and experience some art at the same time.” 

Pictured: Artist Dan Fox with 'Aoelian Harp' at Bowber Head Nature Reserve

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*Like most of the glacial features in the Westmorland Dales, the drumlin dates from the last glaciation. This was at its height about 22,000 years ago when northern England was covered in thick ice. Glaciers scoured the landscape and dumped glacial debris in oval shaped hills aligned to the direction of ice flow.

The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership Scheme, which has been funded by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, aims to engage people in revealing, conserving, enjoying and sustaining the hidden heritage of the Westmorland Dales. You’ll find more information about its work at www.thewestmorlanddales.org.uk