Wooden animal sculptures installed at city park

The wooden artwork was installed at Chaddesden Park on Thursday

A number of carved wooden animal sculptures have been installed at a park in Derby.

The sculptures, which depict a hedgehog, duck, rabbit and owl were all positioned in various places within Chaddesden Park on Thursday.

The artwork followed a fundraising appeal by Andrew and Dawn Bailey, the previous leaseholders of the park's cafe.

Chaddesden East councillors Jerry Pearce and John Wright provided funds from the Neighbourhood Board funding so community group Oakwood Neighbours Sheds could securely install them into the ground.

The sculptures were carved with a chainsaw

Andrew Frost, who uses the moniker Treeeart, said the sculptures were made from cypress and cedar wood and took him week to carve with a chainsaw.

"It's good that there's more pieces in the park," he said.

"They are meant to be tactile and playful so hopefully they will bring some fun and joy for the children."

Andrew Cusick, chairman of Oakwood Neighbours Shed, said it was "fun to do something useful for the community".

"The funding had been raised for the sculptures but they hadn't actually got anybody who could do the physical installation at the park itself," he said.

"That's the kind of thing we like to do, so we got together as a group and basically dug a series of holes for the concrete pliths to be placed into, which the animals were placed on top of.

"We're really delighted that we could help. We are really proud of what we've done."

Councillors Pearce and Wright said they hoped the sculptures would "brighten up people's day" when they visit the park.