Sculpting nature

The prospect of landscaping 26 acres is less daunting, it could be argued, if half of the land is under water, measured out in lakes and ponds. When Monique and Simon Gudgeon took on Pallington Lakes in rural Dorset, it was a fishery and they had no plans to turn it into anything else. The outbuildings would be useful for Simon’s career as a sculptor and the fishing business would generate its own income. Three and a half years later the Gudgeons waved goodbye to the