Heritage
Miner2Major Recommended Reads
Recommended reads for adults and children exploring Miner2Major themes.
Inspire Culture, Learning and Libraries is a proud delivery partner on a fantastic scheme called Miner2Major: The Real Sherwood Forest.
The scheme, supported by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, encourages local people and community groups to get involved in projects aimed at learning about, celebrating and conserving Nottinghamshire's heritage.
There are eight different strands to the project;
- Better Habitats
- Saving Sherwood’s Special Species
- Sherwood’s Landscape of Trees and Hedges
- Connecting Trails
- The Veiled Landscape
- Heritage Buildings
- Century of Change
- People of Sherwood
Find out more below on how you can get involved!
Heritage
Past Celebrate Sherwood Projects
Find out more about past Miner2Major projects.
Heritage
Sherwood Forest Up Close
An exhibition showing fascinating insight into the smaller, often hidden species that are essential to the complex ecosystem of the Sherwood Forest landscape. Natural history photographer Alex Hyde has visited sites across the Sherwood Forest area to open our eyes to the wonder of these species.
Reading & Libraries
Sherwood Forest Up Close at Inspire Poetry Festival
As part of Inspire Poetry Festival 2023, poet Sian Tower led a poetry workshop inspired by the exhibition of nature photography by Alex Hyde. View the results in this specially created flipbook featuring original poems alongside the images which inspired them.
Arts & Culture
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect
The Big Draw 2023: Time to Connect will help join six nature and heritage sites across Sherwood Forest in the form of a brand-new art trail!
Arts & Culture
Time to Connect Nottinghamshire
A project conceived by photographer Alistair Morrison to create an art trail through each of the 100 counties North, South, East and West in the United Kingdom. Find out more here.
Adult Learning
Courses Celebrating the Heritage of Sherwood Forest
See details of our low cost courses and accredited training. The projects will provide an understanding of the heritage of Sherwood Forest, and give people practical skills to restore, manage, understand and promote heritage within the landscape.
Reading & Libraries
Sherwood Voices Storytelling Audio Walks
We’ve created a series of six audio walks, written and directed by Excavate's Andy Barrett, and led by Sherwood people, who will take you on a journey through the stories and culture of the Sherwood Forest area.
Reading & Libraries
Poetry Place: The Virtual Exhibition
A virtual exhibition featuring poetry inspired by archive images of the people, landscapes and stories of the Sherwood Forest area.
Reading & Libraries
Lost Words of Nottinghamshire: The Virtual Exhibition
The Lost Words of Nottinghamshire project aimed to engage local school children with local language and dialect. See the results of their work in this virtual exhibition.
Heritage
Inspire Youth Arts Miner2Major Projects
Inspire Youth Arts projects delivered in partnership with Miner2Major.
Heritage
Miner2Major How To Sheets and Activities
Get involved with the Miner2Major project at home and get crafting!
