A big thank you to Richard Jones, the Portsdown Hill Countryside Officer, for giving me a tour of the Chalk Pit and enlightening me about the ecology of Chalk (Calcareous) Grassland, including an introduction to some of the iconic wildlife found at the chalk pit including great green bush crickets, grasshoppers, bumble bees, blue butterflies, stone chats, newts and various flowers such as greater knapweed, pyramidal orchids and dandelion imitators.
One thing that really stuck with me from our meeting was the description of this site as a 'stressful environment' with plant species having survive in nutrient poor soil. The concept of this as a 'natural' environment is particularly interesting in this highly managed site.
About Me
- simon lee dicker
- Simons practice explores the relationship between the empirical experience of ‘place’ and the understanding of a particular portion of space as a concept. Using a broad range of materials and methods of production as much importance is placed on the processes involved in making the work as in what is produced or presented. Previous work has involved the use of locative media, mapping software, earthworks, websites, light based installations, action research, sculpture, painting, drawing and photography.
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