The hardy 'Grizedale Boar' sat for roughly twenty-five years at the beginning of the Ridding Wood Trail, surviving countless incidents of being sat upon by children for family photos. Its ears snapped off eventually but still it remained, until it was removed in, I would guess, around 2010. In 'A Sense Of Place', Helena Stylianides discused how her time at Grizedale had affected her own perception of her work:

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"Whilst at Grizedale I became more aware of the importance of the 'process' of making sculpture because it is from this experience that you learn.

The sculpture is the final form that people see of my activities but it is only the residue of the story of my relationship with the landscape and the people."

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Stylianides has always preferred to make sculptures from wood, and still does. She is responsible for the spooky wooden statue (named 'Ancestor') which stands amid the ruins of Waltham Abbey in Essex.

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Also by this artist:

Tree Sculpture 1984