A local pinetum is preparing to welcome a new system allowing visitors to hear the sounds of a forest in musical form.

Composers James Bulley and Daniel Jones have been reacting to all that is alive within one of Kent's most beautiful forests and have created a musical motif for each organism living in the trees.

The composition will present the true extent of woodland wildlife and plantlife in the Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest.

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Through hidden speakers digital technology generates the full symphony in real time.

Composer, Daniel Jones said: "The idea for Living Symphonies came from our fascination with the complex structures and patterns produced by the natural world.

"The intention behind the piece is to use these same patterns as an approach to musical composition.

"Just as a forest grows from the interactions between individual species, we asked ourselves whether we can grow an ever-changing symphony from the interactions between individual notes and melodies.

"Visitors to the piece can hear it growing and changing in real-time from speakers hidden in the undergrowth and canopy of the site."

Together, the composition duo hope to create a remarkable new way for audiences to explore forests with their ears as well as their eyes.

The sound installation has already gained interested both far and wide, and curiosity will only build as the completely free tour will run in the forest on Park Lane from Tuesday August 26 to Sunday August 31.

The project is co-produced in partnership between Sound and Music, the national agency for new music and Forestry Commission England, supported with funding through the Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Fund.