An extended film made for Seldom Seen, a series maps and interactive apps publsished by Art Gene that plot the hidden assets of the unique Morecambe Bay area of Cumbria and Lancashire. This film extract features local historian Peter Gilchrist, and fisherfolk Owen & Margaret Owen demonstrating their traditional haaf netting method of catching salmon.

This special extended film edit has been made in memory of Peter Gilchrist, who sadly passed away a few days after filming.

Art Gene commissioned artists Nick Jordan and Jacob Cartwright to create several short films for the mobile app version of their Seldom Seen maps, covering key sites at Ulverston Canal Foot, Backbarrow, Hincaster and Heversham, Fort Walney and Sunderland Point. The video and audio content allows users to see and hear interviews with local people, including ecologists, historians, archeologists and coastal workers, gaining a deeper insight into an under-visited part of Morecambe Bay.

Researched and designed by Stuart Bastik, director and co-founder of Art Gene, the illustrated maps detail current and historic points of interest, including internationally significant nature reserves and places of more surprising ecological importance alongside sites of industrial endeavour – and key figures who have left their mark on the town and its islands.

Many thanks to the Morecambe Bay community who shared the seldom seen gems of the places they live and love. Thanks also for the support from Art Gene and their partner organisations: Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Arnside & Silverdale AONB, Natural England, RSPB, The National Trust and Morecambe Bay Partnership.

Seldom Seen, set of 5 maps, Art Gene