Small Eyes (Folkestone)
Kings Wood (Challock)
Living on the Kent coast – or even just visiting for a short while – there is
something no one can ignore, and that’s seagulls. Love them or loathe
them, they are a ubiquitous feature of the landscape, and whether you think
they are beautiful birds or pungent pests, they are here to stay. Leigh Mulley,
an artist from Folkestone, has a soft spot for seagulls, and wanted others
to admire them the way she does, which is why she painted an enormous
mural of one on the outside back wall of the Metronome Theatre, where
it can most easily be seen from the car park there. As with all the best art,
this has created quite the talking point in the town!
With 1,500 acres to call its own, Kings Wood in Challock is one of Kent’s
largest woodland spaces, and is used for both recreation and timber
production. Within its