WEST DORSET: Butterflies, ear trumpets and a giant white hare will put the South Dorset Ridgeway in a whole new light this weekend.

Ridgeway Responses is a free, family-friendly arts event centred around Littlebredy from tomorrow until Sunday.

Part of this month’s Inside Out Dorset festival, it will feature the work of nine artists from around the UK which showcases the unique heritage and environment of the Ridgeway – part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Available to see from noon to 6pm each day, the works offer a mixture of styles and ideas which explore different facets of the area.

Emma Williams will use costume and puppetry to illustrate butterflies which make their home there; Adrian Newton focuses on the life of an ash tree through sound and song; and Hazel Evans also looks at woodland life through a mixture of sculpture sound and movement.

The Gobbledegook Theatre will encourage people to hear ‘sound under the ground’ through a collection of ear trumpets, while 100 amber ‘tear jars’ will set the scene for the Lachrymae music event near Abbotsbury.

A Caravan Obscura viewing device will give people a whole new perspective on the area around the Hardy Monument. More details about the weekend’s events, can be found at insideoutdorset.co.uk