REVEAL, RECONNECT, REIMAGINE
An Innovative Project Celebrating John Ruskin’s Legacy in the Wyre Forest




ABOUT
The Project
The project will explore how John Ruskin’s idea of a utopian community in the forest is informing the revitalisation of this ancient woodland. It will tell the story of what happened here, bringing it to life and sharing the relevance of the ideas behind it for today.
We hope you’ll join us in exploring the forest or turning your hand to a new craft and that you’ll be as inspired as we are by the stories of the past and our vision for the future of what is now known as Ruskin Land.




ABOUT
The Project
The project will explore how John Ruskin’s idea of a utopian community in the forest is informing the revitalisation of this ancient woodland. It will tell the story of what happened here, bringing it to life and sharing the relevance of the ideas behind it for today.
We hope you’ll join us in exploring the forest or turning your hand to a new craft and that you’ll be as inspired as we are by the stories of the past and our vision for the future of what is now known as Ruskin Land.

ABOUT
The Project
The project will explore how John Ruskin’s idea of a utopian community in the forest is informing the revitalisation of this ancient woodland. It will tell the story of what happened here, bringing it to life and sharing the relevance of the ideas behind it for today.
We hope you’ll join us in exploring the forest or turning your hand to a new craft and that you’ll be as inspired as we are by the stories of the past and our vision for the future of what is now known as Ruskin Land.

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Past, Present & Future
RUSKIN LAND
It was given to the Victorian polymath in the 1870s and has been managed by his Guild since then. The Ruskin in Wyre project aims to explore what happened at Ruskin Land and how Ruskin’s ideas have been incorporated into the modern forest.


RUSKIN’S IDEAS
Ruskin’s ideas remain relevant today and it is our mission to reinterpret them in meaningful, creative and productive ways for a new generation.
CRAFT
Making, of all kind and varieties, will be a key part of what we have planned, and there will be opportunities for people to work with our artist in residence who will be using our oak to create beautiful things.


COMMUNITY
The two year programme begins this summer and concludes in 2019 when the bicentenary of Ruskin’s birth will be celebrated. Watch out for details of the launch event at Bewdley Museum taking place on Monday 24th July.
RUSKIN LAND
It was given to the Victorian polymath in the 1870s and has been managed by his Guild since then. The Ruskin in Wyre project aims to explore what happened at Ruskin Land and how Ruskin’s ideas have been incorporated into the modern forest.


RUSKIN’S IDEAS
Ruskin’s ideas remain relevant today and it is our mission to reinterpret them in meaningful, creative and productive ways for a new generation.
CRAFT
Making, of all kind and varieties, will be a key part of what we have planned, and there will be opportunities for people to work with our artist in residence who will be using our oak to create beautiful things.


COMMUNITY
The two year programme begins this summer and concludes in 2019 when the bicentenary of Ruskin’s birth will be celebrated. Watch out for details of the launch event at Bewdley Museum taking place on Monday 24th July.
RUSKIN LAND
It was given to the Victorian polymath in the 1870s and has been managed by his Guild since then. The Ruskin in Wyre project aims to explore what happened at Ruskin Land and how Ruskin’s ideas have been incorporated into the modern forest.

RUSKIN’S IDEAS
Ruskin’s ideas remain relevant today and it is our mission to reinterpret them in meaningful, creative and productive ways for a new generation.

CRAFT
Making, of all kind and varieties, will be a key part of what we have planned, and there will be opportunities for people to work with our artist in residence who will be using our oak to create beautiful things.

COMMUNITY
The two year programme begins this summer and concludes in 2019 when the bicentenary of Ruskin’s birth will be celebrated. Watch out for details of the launch event at Bewdley Museum taking place on Monday 24th July.

THE HERITAGE
Digging deeper into the story behind Ruskin Land
THE HISTORY
RUSKIN'S IDEAS
OUR WORK
What we’ve achieved so far
RESTORING THE LAND
MAKING BY HAND
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St Georges Farm
Tanners Hill
Bewdley
DY12 2LS
