SIGNS in forgotten languages have sprung up on the banks of Ullswater as part of new artwork across Eden.

‘Watchtree’, by Liverpool Art Prize winner Robyn Woolston, is one of a series of exciting new artworks on display in trees and woodland as part of Eden Arts’ CANOPY exhibition.

In 2012, Miss Woolston was commissioned to create a series of artworks for the exhibition. One of the resulting artworks 'Watchtree' is centred on an area of trees on the edge of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge.

A series of signs point towards the surrounding landscape have been written in Old Norse, Brythonic, Anglo-Norman and Middle English. Their meanings can be found in the nearby mountains, rivers and rocks.

The artist said: "Ten months ago I began a journey with the brief to create ‘artwork in trees’ for Eden Arts, Cumbria.

“I’ve been both challenged and delighted, saddened and inspired by the history of the region and its innate beauty.”