Somethings hopping across the Staffordshire moorlands… Can YOU find the wallabies? A free sculpture trail is coming this summer…

With The Nicholson Museum & Gallery in Leek closed for refurbishment, its most curious resident – a wallaby once found roaming the wild moors – has inspired this new outdoor adventure.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Peak Wildlife Park, a mob of colourful, quirky wallaby sculptures has hopped into towns, villages and beauty spots across the Staffordshire Moorlands.

• Painted and illustrated by local artists *

• Co-designed with community groups *

• Free outdoor adventure

• Fun for all ages

In partnership with OUTSIDE and Wild in Art (Creating Public Art Trails including Shaun The Sheep at Trentham and The Manchester Bees In the City), it’s set to be spectacular summer trail!

* We’ve commissioned 10 Artists to work with 10 Community Groups to co-design amazing sculptures:

• EqualBase working with Creative Cheadle/Tudor House

• Westwood College working with Chris Thompson

• Tean Youth Club working with Jim McShee

• Borderland Voices working with Rachael & Phillippa – Corcutt Collective

• Biddulph Youth & Community Zone working with Clare Ash

• Samaritans, Leek working with Nicola Richardson

• Leek & District Foodbank working with Hannah Walton, lead artist, and Becki Kremer, assistant artist

• The Leek Polish Connection working with Joanna Dawidowska

• Beresford Memorial First School working with Nellie Shepherd and Briony Eyre – Bullclough Art School

• Pride in the Moorlands working with Ella Kasperowicz

Organised by OUTSIDE and Peak Wildlife Park, and funded by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council through the Government UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Locations:

1. The Hideaway Café, Biddulph Grange Country Park, Biddulph, ST8 7TA

2. Rudyard Lake Visitor Centre and Cafe, Off Lake Road, Rudyard, ST13 8XB

3. Buxton and Leek College, Stockwell Street, Leek, ST13 6DP

4. Tittesworth Water Visitor Centre, Meerbrook, ST13 8SW

5. Manifold Valley Visitor Centre, Hulme End, SK17 0EZ

6. YHA Ilam Hall, Ilam, Ashbourne, DE6 2AZ

7. Earl’s Drive, Off Red Road, Dimmingsdale, Alton, ST10 4BU

8. Cheadle Market Square, 58 High Street, Cheadle, ST10 1AJ

9. Blythe Bridge Library, Uttoxeter Road, Blythe Bridge, ST11 9JR

10. Peak Wildlife Park, Winkhill, ST13 7QR (outside entrance, entry fee not required to visit the wallaby sculpture)

All sculptures are outdoors with car parking available nearby, none have steps to access, they are all on open ground, additionally none are behind a pay barrier, and accessible to view at all hours (other than the Peak Wildlife Park sculpture which is available to view from 10am-6pm).

Find all 10 wallabies, collect their names, for 10% discount entry to Peak Wildlife Park to meet real wallabies!  Submit your answers HERE to claim your discount.