A new bid is underway to uncover an earth sculpture on Anglesey.

The 60 square-metre map of Wales, created by renowned artist Paul Davies and his students in the late 1980s, has been obscured by overgrowth for more than a decade.

Volunteers are now being sought to help expose the sculpture, located at the Llyn Alaw reservoir, over two days next month.

The project is part of an ongoing collaboration between Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s Countryside and AONB Unit, and Bangor University researcher Dr Sarah Pogoda from the School of Arts, Culture and Language.

Dr Pogoda, who is studying the work of Mr Davies, said: "Paul initiated the commission from Welsh Water in 1987 in context with the then European Commission’s ‘Year of the Environment’.

"Paul, Art and Design students from Gwynedd Technical College and local volunteers joined forces over months for building the sculpture, using only local materials.

"It is one of the first major works of so-called ‘land art’ in Wales and the UK."

The map of Wales created by Paul Davies and students at Llyn Alaw reservoir   (Image: Peter Telfer)

Thanks to two volunteering events in 2023, the sculpture has been cleared and is now visible again.

Alwyn Roberts, from Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, said: "We’re delighted to play our part in bringing this piece of cultural heritage back to life.

"The area – and with it the sculpture – fell a bit off the public visibility since Alaw Fishery closed a number of years ago, but we hope that through our common efforts, we will bring the sculpture back to be enjoyed by visitors to the site, as it is an important piece of local heritage."

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Owen Davies, AONB community warden at Isle of Anglesey County Council, has been leading the effort to clear the sculpture and organise the volunteering event.

He said: "We look forward to working with local schools and communities to help revive this historic artwork at Llyn Alaw, using hand tools such as garden-loppers and bow-saws.

"We now need to ensure we maintain a cleared sculpture, so please, we need many helping hands."

The volunteering events will take place on November 23 and 24, from 10am to 2pm.