Dorset National Landscape is one of 6 major hubs across England that will take part in a ground-breaking £2 million art project called Nature Calling.

In 2025 Nature Calling is bringing together the 34 National Landscapes in England, local arts organisations and community groups from within a 30-minute journey time of their nearby National Landscape in an ambitious new national arts programme. They are working together to co-create artworks inspired by these iconic places and the results will be shared with the public in a Season of Art from May – October 2025, reaching an audience of tens of thousands.

Nature Calling partners include the National Landscape Association, Activate Performing Arts, Poetry School, and the six regional National Landscape hubs where the larger scale work will take place. These are the Chilterns, Dorset, Forest of Bowland, Lincolnshire Wolds, Mendip Hills and Surrey Hills.

Find out more about the National Landscape Association, the other Nature Calling Hubs and our funders on the Nature Calling website.

Nature Calling in Dorset

Here in the Dorset National Landscape, we are looking forward to working with communities in Yeovil, on the northern of the National Landscape, and as the project develops we will share information about how people can get involved.

We have been positively overwhelmed by the amount of interest from writers and artists in this project and would like to thank the creative community for all their curiosity and support.

Celebrating the Dorset landscape (c) Dave Penman

We are very pleased to announce that Louisa Adjoa Parker, a writer of English-Ghanaian heritage who lives in Southwest England, and Becca Gill, an artist and producer working in outdoor arts, community engagement, and mass participatory events, will be exploring and celebrating the iconic Dorset landscape.

Louisa Adjoa Parker

Louisa has written ‘This patch of land’ inspired by the Dorset National Landscape.

“I lived in Dorset for 25 years and have always loved being out in the landscape and learning as much as I can, but the commission for Nature Calling gave me the opportunity to find out so much more. I heard from children and young people, farmers and land managers, people with accessibility needs, artists, storytellers, and archaeological or wildlife experts, and this brought the land to life and every conversation helped shape the poem. What shone out most for me was how enthusiastic people were to talk about their relationship with landscape and nature – I hope that Nature Calling will help more people to feel confident to visit and enjoy these places.”

Becca Gill

Becca has pulled together an inspiring team of creatives – Nick Hayes, Grace Emily Manning, Sita Brahmachari – to create a giant game of Consequences. “Consequences isn’t just meaningful—it’s fun, aiming to captivate a broad audience and draw attention to our natural and sacred sites. We may have forgotten the stories our landscapes tell, but together, we can rediscover and inspire new tales of care, nurture, and community.”

Find out more about Becca and her team on the Nature Calling website

Funded by Arts Council England, the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs and National Landscapes in England, Nature Calling aims to inspire new communities to connect with their local National Landscape, increase their access to nature, improve their wellbeing and inspire a sense of belonging in these special places.