A willow by a mere on a rainy and blustery day in Shropshire. The place is Ellesmere and the area contains the largest natural glacial meres in England outside of the Lake District, which of course are on a grander scale. The mere here (Old English for Sea Lake) is perfectly formed and simply called The Mere.
The waters are surrounded by interesting trees and also
on a hill is a Bee Metropolis, hoping to give bees a helping hand
The slowly moving sculpture was being rotated by the breeze and is by local artist Caroline Lowe who wove a willow sculpture representing a Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)
and this honeycomb shaped sign shows it and its plant of preference.
The logs the willow bee rises above have been drilled with holes to make homes for solitary bees and other invertebrates.
Links-
1. Ellesmere abuzz over giant bee sculpture -
artist and bee
2.
Caroline Lowe
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