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The sculpture follows a series of pyramidal forms artist Diane Maclean has developed over the years for sculptures in the landscape. The colour of the material is created by daylight entering a clear oxide on the surface of the curved and polished stainless steel at varying angles. The colour changes through red, purple, blue and gold with the light of day and as perceived from different angles. This kind of scientific element is typical of Maclean’s practice. An alumna of the University of Hertfordshire, Diane Maclean is an established sculptor who has exhibited widely across the UK and Eu...

Branching out - Laurel's entry for “champion”, the oldest oak growing on public land in the Colchester borough COLCHESTER’S “champion” oak tree is growing somewhere, on public ground, and waiting to be found. I’d like to start a competition to find the biggest and oldest in the borough, so start exploring your neighbourhood. Send a photo of yourself with your entry and tell us your tree’s girth in feet. From that measurement, you can estimate its age using the calculator on the Woodland Trust site. My entry is pictured here, blanketed in snow. It stands beside a foot...

IT’S come to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops. Marks Hall, near Coggeshall; Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers. The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way. Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties. The estate’s snowdrop trails attracts thousands of visitors every year. Sadly this year’s events have fallen victim to t...

IT’S come to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops. Marks Hall, near Coggeshall; Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers. The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way. Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties. The estate’s snowdrop trails attracts thousands of visitors every year. Sadly this year’s events have fallen victim to t...

IT’S come to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops. Marks Hall, near Coggeshall; Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers. The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way. Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties. The estate’s snowdrop trails attracts thousands of visitors every year. Sadly this year’s events have fallen victim to t...