Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

[3] Commissioning commenced in 1986, originally in partnership with Arnolfini,[4] Bristol's flagship contemporary art gallery, and following the establishment of the Trail has resulted in the presentation of more than 20 permanent sculptures, almost all of international significance, alongside temporary residencies and public events.

Sculptures include Kevin Atherton's 15-foot by 10-foot stained glassed window Cathedral which hangs high in the canopy over the heads of walkers.

[5] Additional commissions include Neville Gabie’s Raw,[6] a giant cube assembled from the entire mass of an oak tree, and acclaimed works by David Nash, Peter Randall-Page, Cornelia Parker and Annie Cattrell at crucial early stages in their careers.

The Trust (FODST) manages the Sculpture Trail, located at Beechenhurst, near Coleford in Gloucestershire, in partnership with the Forestry Commission in the Forest of Dean.

The Trust is a registered charity and has a long record of commissioning sculpture and related temporary projects that are specific to the forest environment.

Cathedral by Kevin Atherton, one of the most iconic of the sculptures on the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail.
Iron Road by Keir Smith, carved from old railway sleepers and located on a disused railway embankment.
Dead Wood / Bois Mort by Carole Drake opened in 1995. The sunken steel plates suggest nameless graves in forests visited by war.