Wild Uplands
Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.
24 May – 12 Oct 2025
Wild Uplands is a series of new artworks created for the vast skies and expansive moorland views of Penistone Hill Country Park.
Shanaz Gulzar, Creative Director of Bradford 2025 and the curator of Wild Uplands, has invited four leading artists – Monira Al Qadiri, Meherunnisa Asad with Studio Lél, Vanessa da Silva and Steve Messam – to create new artworks for Penistone Hill. Their artworks take inspiration both from this natural landscape and from our shared industrial heritage; from true stories and imagined fables; and from the history of this countryside and its potential future in light of the climate crisis. Wild Uplands also includes Earth and Sky, an immersive sound walk created with Opera North that you can listen to as you explore this landscape.
We’ll be presenting a programme of workshops, tours and special events for all ages inspired by Wild Uplands throughout the summer.
The artists

99 Butterflies
Meherunnisa Asad, Studio Lél
Wild Uplands family activity pack
Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidescope?
Download our fun-filled family activity leaftlet before your visit to Wild Uplands and explore the family-friendly trail!
Create sketches, join up the dot-to-dot, and go on an adventure trail through the Wild Uplands site. Suitable for families of all ages.

Events

19 Jul 2025
Wild Uplands Walk & Write
At Haworth Festival
A special writers’ walk through Wild Uplands in Penistone Hill Country Park

30 Jul 2025
Wild Wednesdays: Make and Move Workshop
With Brontë Parsonage Museum
Celebrate Vanessa Da Silva’s nature-inspired ‘sculpture beings’ at Wild Uplands.
Earth & Sky
Earth & Sky is a new sound walk created for Penistone Hill Country Park. Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Opera North have invited composers Caterina Barbieri, Nyokabi Kariũki and Gwen Siôn to create new music and sound works inspired by this landscape. Their creations have been woven together with field recordings by Sarah Keirle and performances by the Orchestra of Opera North of music by local composer Frederick Delius into a dramatic soundscape.
Earth & Sky uses state-of-the-art geolocation technology. As you walk through the landscape, what you hear will be triggered by every step you take. Tune in!
Explore Earth & Sky →
Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Opera North have invited composers Caterina Barbieri, Nyokabi Kariũki and Gwen Siôn to create new music and sound works inspired by this landscape. Their creations have been woven together with field recordings by Sarah Keirle and performances by the Orchestra of Opera North of music by local composer Frederick Delius into a dramatic soundscape.
Earth & Sky uses state-of-the-art geolocation technology. As you walk through the landscape, what you hear will be triggered by every step you take. Tune in!
