“If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows.”

The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher

Hrafn: Conversations with Odin is a sound installation that presents the remarkable and seldom-heard phenomenon of ravens gathering to roost.

Set in Kielder Water and Forest Park in Northumberland, the audience will be led on a short walk into the deepest part of the forest. Along the way their guides share ancient raven lore, the natural history of a talismanic creature, and the beginnings – and the future – of the forest they have entered. Participants settle down in the deepest part of the wood, and as darkness falls, they will hear the sounds of two thousand birds arriving in the canopy overhead to begin their conversations.

Hrafn: Conversations with Odin is composed by Chris Watson and produced by Iain Pate. It is commissioned for Jerwood Open Forest initiative.

Booking is essential. Tickets are free. Return coach tickets from Newcastle City Centre are available at £5 per person. Please see website for coach departure and return times. Full details at http://www.jerwoodopenforest.org

Please note: we have not set a lower age limit on tickets for this event, but would suggest that it is not suitable for young children. After a walk of just over a mile, the audience will sit in a still, quiet environment for up to an hour. At sundown the conditions outdoors will be cold and possibly wet.