VISITORS to a wildlife reserve could be seeing more than they expected as a new arts project is launched.

As part of the Green TV project, Mirage has been made and placed on a pond in Coatham Marsh, near Redcar, by artist Tony Charles.

The sculpture reflects the surroundings of the nature reserve, changing over time.

The sculpture was developed with the help of the children of Whitecliffe Primary School, in Carlin How, Westgarth Primary School, in Marske and members of the Redcar and Cleveland community.

Joe Dunne, heritage and environment officer at Tees Valley Arts and Green TV project coordinator, said: "We wanted to provide some creative, innovative and enjoyable approaches to the way people engage with their local nature. I feel that Mirage reflects this in every way, not just in the piece of work on site, but also the process that happened during its conception and creation."

Jeremy Garside, chief executive of Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, said: "Green TV has allowed us to experiment with new ways of interpreting the natural environment. We are now not just thinking and talking about new ways of doing things, but actually seeing them happen."

The nature reserve is on the outskirts of Redcar, off the A1085.