Big Wood Cairns

Four Cairns have been installed as way markers at Big Wood, Runcorn. Big Wood is an area of diverse woodland in an urban area which provides a safe haven for a variety of wildlife. The range of tree and shrub species include many non-native and exotic specimens such as Scots pine, hornbeam and cherry, and is home to owls, foxes, woodpeckers, buzzards and many more creatures that thrive in the woodland. A large planted pond at the centre of the wood is home to newts, toads and frogs.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

The finished Cairns

Images of the sited Cairns

Half way trough

As the Cairns reached the designated height the motifs were installed into them

Cairn foundations

The Cairns were built up in layers of stone with each layer being concrete filled.

Motif mould making

The motif was cut using a laser cutter. From this two rubber moulds were produced and from these the cast sections - to be installed in the Cairns - were produced. They were cast in concrete coloured with red oxide and iron filler. In time the iron will discolour the cast the produce an aged look