SEVEN lone trees and the Cumbrian landscapes that surround them have inspired a summer exhibition at Grizedale Forest.

Kendal husband and wife team Rob Fraser, a photographer, and Harriet Fraser, a writer, have been working on their project - The Long View - since November 2015.

Those months will culminate on June 21 with the publication of a book and the opening of an exhibition at Grizedale's visitor centre, to run until the end of August.

Rob and Harriet have photographed and written about the seven trees - from the Wasdale oak to the Kentmere rowan and the Glencoyne pine - in all seasons and weathers, day and night. They have also created temporary art installations at the trees, exploring place, journeys, culture and environment.

"The Grizedale Forest exhibition will include artefacts from all seven installations, as well as photographs, poems, prose and even real trees," said Rob.

Harriet explained: "We’ve walked miles in all weathers and at all times of the day and night to capture the characters of these remarkably ordinary trees. The seven are a hawthorn, a rowan, an alder, a pine, a sycamore, a birch and an oak.

"Each one stands alone and has survived and thrived in an extraordinary location. The trees and the journeys to them have inspired all sorts of ideas and thoughts and the exhibition is an opportunity to extend that thinking and encourage people to see these trees and the Cumbrian landscape in different ways."

Rob added: "We hope that The Long View exhibition and book will give people an opportunity to pause among the trees that we have come to know so well, and appreciate the value of slowing down and exploring what at first glimpse may seem ordinary but are actually quite extraordinary places."

Hazel Stone, arts development manager at Grizedale Forest, said: "This is a project about exploration, seeking out nature, celebrating the beauty of trees and making art in and inspired by the landscape.

"The collaborative nature of Rob and Harriet’s practice and the significance of Grizedale being the first forest for art in the UK seem like a perfect fit, extending our aim to inspire people about art, adventure and nature at Grizedale."

The couple will be giving an artists’ talk at Grizedale Forest in the Yan on Saturday, July 22. For tickets, visit www.eventbrite.co.uk

For more about The Long View, visit https://thelongview.today

Funding for The Long View has come from the Lake District National Park Authority, Friends of the Lake District, the National Trust, the Woodland Trust, Arts Council England, Natural England, the Blencathra Centre of the Field Studies Council, Forestry Commission England and Lancaster University. The project has also been supported by Millican and Bramwell International.