“Wolves is a game. Players track and photograph the Lakeland pack as they roam the landscapes around South Lakeland. This is not easy as wolves are notoriously hard to see. To aid players, Wolves publishes the wolves’ current location, derived from pack radio collar data*, on this site during game times. Use the location data to get out into the landscape to try and seek out and spot the wolves.”
For a full explanation of this exciting project I would recommend that you visit the Wolves.Live website. I was asked to produce a short film that gave a flavour of the event. The challenge was to capture the necessary footage on one day (Saturday 7th September) despite the fast moving action taking place across a large area of common land at Helsington Barrows, west of Kendal. Fortunately the weather on the day was perfect and I was able to get plenty of video footage to play around with when editing the film. A big thank you to Simon Evans and Ruth Essex for asking me to create the film and a big well done to everyone involved. This event or game was part of the Lakes Alive festival 2019.
Below is an aerial 360° photograph of the area used for the game. It is a stunning landscape and I plan to go back to visit without any pressure of being in the right places at the right times! If you look very closely you may be able to spot the Land Rover at the start/finish point and maybe somewhere there are even some wolves…