Golden Tree Productions

Masterminding projects that celebrate Cornish culture, heritage and language.

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Kerdroya: The Cornish Landscape Labyrinth opens to the public in November 2024, celebrating Cornwall's landscape, heritage, and the humble Cornish hedge.

We’ve compiled a list of FAQs to help you make the most of your Kerdroya experience: https://t.co/L74q6V0om2

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Nadelik Lowen!
We are down to the last 12 Hedge Pledges at Kerdroya.
Claim your yard of Cornish hedge, receive a personalised certificate in time for Christmas, and have your message set in stone within the labyrinth.
Order today: https://t.co/x7IeUUeV9L
#Cornwall #LandArt

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Tickets to see our beautiful ‘KERDROYA and the Cornish Hedge’ film in Bodmin have sold out! There are some spaces left for @NewlynFilmhouse (29 Nov, 7:30pm https://t.co/Rizm5dc0jf) & @PolyFalmouth (12 Dec 6pm https://t.co/2LbbQ3e1ys)

Film created by @ebbandflowmedia.

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A special meur ras / thank you to our funders: @Cornwall_NL @HeritageFundUK @ace_national @CornwallCouncil @swlakes @Heritage_Trust @FEASTCornwall and CREST - Cornwall Rural Education & Skills Trust.

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Meurastahwi / Many thanks to our Kerdroya sponsors, hedge pledgers & funders.

Kerdroya: The Cornish Landscape Labyrinth will be open to the public in Nov 2024, however work is ongoing and the site is still evolving.

Find out more by reading our FAQs: https://t.co/L74q6V0om2

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This style of hedging is aptly named "GOON BREN" (Bodmin Moor), despite being a style found right across Kernow.

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It is very appropriate to have granite provided by the Bettisons, a well-known family of traditional Cornish Hedgers on Bodmin Moor, to celebrate the Bodmin Moor section of the @Cornwall_NL at Kerdroya.

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The grounders at Kerdroya were all laid by one branch of the family, while the entire stash of granite was supplied by another, just 2 miles away from site. Their great-grandpa was born at Menaridden, now submerged beneath Colliford Lake. He had 7 sons, all of whom were hedgers!

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Each section of our labyrinth celebrates a different part of the @Cornwall_NL, and this one represents Carnewas to Stepper Point. All stones are pitched vertically but standardised in height, creating neat horizontal courses of uniform size.

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Meur ras / many thanks to Trebarwith Quarry and the lovely Tanya for donating the stone to build this "SOUDERIGYON" / Little Soldiers style stretch of Kerdroya.

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Meur ras / many thanks to Trecarne Quarry for this generous donation of slate, built to celebrate the South Coast Eastern section of the @Cornwall_NL

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Look at this lovely stretch of "JAKKA HA JENNA" / Jack & Jenny style Cornish hedging at Kerdroya. When the slates are quite thin and would snap if laid horizontal, extra strength is obtained by laying in this ‘herring-bone’ style.

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Maintaining the right batter whilst working around a curve is the challenge (expertly demonstrated by our Guild of Cornish Hedgers member, Ryan Ibbotson).

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As you can see from this photo, we're getting there! The labyrinth will be accessible for the public to see what we've been up to in Autumn 2024.

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Meurastahwi / Many thanks to the @HeritageFundUK for making Kerdroya, the Cornish Landscape Labyrinth a reality! You have been helpful at every turn and stuck with us through all the challenges. We can't sing your praises highly enough ❤️ #HeritageFund #NationalLottery

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This is the easiest style to build and can be seen along all the new stretches of the A30. We’ve built it with stone generously donated by Callywith Quarry, to celebrate the Camel Estuary section of the @Cornwall_NL

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This "SKWIR" / Standard stretch of Cornish hedging at Kerdroya is one of the most common and widespread styles. Especially now that stone is brought into any part of Cornwall from one of the few remaining commercial quarries.

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We thought that serpentine would be almost impossible to source, but James came up trumps and allowed us to plunder his stash of this precious stone, named for its mottled, scaly, green skin!

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Kerdroya, the Cornish landscape labyrinth, is made up of 12 stretches of Cornish hedging, each reflecting distinct hedging styles from across Kernow. This "GOON BREN" / Bodmin Moor style stretch celebrates the South Coast Western section of the @Cornwall_NL.

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This style can be found right across Kernow. Made with serpentine stone generously donated by James Richards at Bruggan Farm, Ruan Minor, large grounders are filled in with random courses up to a line. Above the line, 3 courses of vertical 'pitchers' diminish slightly in size.