{"id":28,"date":"2024-01-18T09:58:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T09:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/?p=28"},"modified":"2024-02-27T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:53:23","slug":"mini-willow-mounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/2024\/01\/18\/mini-willow-mounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Turtleshells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"woven turtle shell shaped willow mound\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240124_101841-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These willow mounds have been designed in collaboration with Lancaster-based basket maker Amy Gunawan, and have been produced during workshops with residents and members of local craft groups in Lancaster and Hest Bank.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"on the left: a person weaving a basket during a workshop. On the right willow structures on a table\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Wksp-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of these mounds is to trap low level sediments that move during tidal cycles. The mounds are intended to be installed in between existing tussocks of developing saltmarsh. With time, sediments accumulating in and over the willow mound will raise above the tidal level for long enough for early colonising plants (primarily Spartina) to survive, providing a suitable ground for saltmarsh to self seed and tussocks to join together in larger and more consistent patches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120248-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_120252-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/20240224_130118-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The instructions on how to weave the structures are below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions.pdf\">Willow Instructions<\/a> (download as a pdf file)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-121\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2024\/01\/Willow-Instructions-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These willow mounds have been designed in collaboration with Lancaster-based basket maker Amy Gunawan, and have been produced during workshops with residents and members of local craft groups in Lancaster and Hest Bank. The purpose of these mounds is to trap low level sediments that move during tidal cycles. 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