Becoming River .....a musical walk inspired by Salisbury River Park

Visit Coombe Bissett Down nature reserve and use your device to unlock a family-fun, time-travelling sound walk story set out in the landscape. Follow curious Jack on his adventures unearthing tales and treasures of the chalk downland. Expect mystery, chases, hiding, races, wolves, Romans and a time-travelling shepherd's hut! Suitable for ages 7+

In this story we follow a man called Will Trodd who has just woken up in the middle of a field with a terrible headache. he doesn't know who he is, where he is or what has happened. As he stumbles around the local area he begins to realise something isn't quite right, no one is paying attention to him. The area has just experienced a terrible murder case but you still have no idea what is going on. You meet various characters along the way, and there is a narration to point you in the right direction. You eventually reach the cemetery where there is a characters who recognises you and you find out who Will really is.

Meet up with an old friend for a relaxing stroll.

A sound walk celebrating the River Allen, Dorset, and the wildlife that lives there. Developed in association with Wimborne Community Theatre as part of their river project, 'Our rivers run through us'. www.wimbornecommunitytheatre.co.uk Extracts from 'Liquid gold' by Hugh Miles reproduced with kind permission. Nemeton digital arts: nemeton.org.uk electricbackroom STUDIO: electricbackroom.org.uk

Listening to poetry is incredibly therapeutic and has the potential to unlock emotions and memories that have been long hidden. Take a walk through our historic garden and enjoy recitals by local poets along the way.

First song

Chalk rivers are recognised throughout the world as an important habitat for many plants and animals, including otters, kingfishers and fish. Yet many river species are difficult to see, because they live under the water surface. Might we be able to hear them instead? We have been fishing for sounds in the River Stour, by placing special microphones (called hydrophones) in the water, suspended from fishing rods. This enables us to listen to the sounds being made by creatures living underwater. This soundwalk presents some recordings that we've made using this approach. These reveal a strange and complex soundscape, full of chirrups, churring, clicks and pops. Very little is known about the sounds made by the species that live in rivers, but we know that water beetles and caddis flies both produce sounds. Some fish are known to vocalise too. And on these recordings, you can also hear the sound of water plants photosynthesizing. We hope that this soundwalk will help you to appreciate the River Stour in a different way - as a place teeming with life, much of which is hidden from view.

Experience the history of the development of Eastleigh, the troubles it faced during the war and its heritage in this brief soundwalk with excerpts from railway worker James Roberts' diary. For Southampton Solent University