Rites of Way - An interactive journey through a magical Dorset valley

Rites of Way - an interactive journey through an ancient landscape

Rites of Way - our pilot project at Kingcombe - is not currently available on the Apple appstore so we have included a web version of the Drovers’ Route for smartphones here.

ScreenPLAY artists Sharon Hayden and Alastair Nisbet and the Dorset Wildlife Trust invite you on a therapeutic journey through the fields and meadows of a forgotten valley: Kingcombe.

Guided by tales of people who lived and worked there, and the centuries-old folklore of the trees, our interactive journey Rites of Way, leads you through a landscape untouched by modern farming.

ScreenPLAY worked with leading Environmental Arts Therapist Ian Heginworth to bring a therapeutic dimension to the work. Sharon explained: “We wanted to create an immersive experience which would enhance enjoyment of the natural environment while giving people the opportunity to take the tree of life stories to a much deeper level. While journeying around this ancient green environment, we are guided by nature to our own emotional centre.”

Just as the stories on our wheel of trees are about alchemy, so are our icons, transformed from clay into golden leaf shapes through the alchemy of raku.

Trees can speak to us about strength, anger, joy, love and sadness.
Through stories on our circle of trees we can reflect on our own life experiences. Rites of Way includes two routes through Kingcombe and a collection of flower folklore stories. Rites of Way is not surrently available on the App Store but a cut down web version is here.
When you run Rites of Way, make sure your iPhone or iPad is not set to silent. If you have any problems with the app, please contact us using the contact tab on the left.
We’d love to hear your comments about Rites of Way on the feedback panel on the right.

Jul25

Journey through a magical Dorset landscape...

It’s one of the most extraordinary places in Dorset - Kingcombe. This beautiful valley, untouched by modern agriculture, is a wildlife haven.

ScreenPLAY has been commissioned by the Dorset Wildlife Trust to develop an interactive trail, bringing this remarkable landscape to life.

The project is a pilot, funded by the Arts Council. Over the course of this summer, artists Sharon Hayden, Alastair Nisbet and Heidi Steller will be immersing themselves in this landscape and creating what they hope will be an enhanced experience for future visitors.

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Recording the story of the Oak: Rites of Way was recorded on location at Kingcombe. To experience it best you need to be there in the landscape.

Folklore of Flowers
Sharon and Alastair talk to Dorset Wildlife Trust conservation officer Nick Gray about the folklore associated with meadow flowers.

Nick talks about Hospital fields for livestock, finding your true love and the grim origin of the Sardonic grin - all this plus wild boar of the reserve.

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