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Hillsborough Forest, Royal Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6DP
Rusty the Fox sculpture in Hillsborough Forest Park

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Rusty the Fox is a 40ft long fully interactive piece sculpted from fibreglass and mild steel. Rusty the sneaky Forest Fox is sleeping after chasing Peep the Curious Hillsborough Hare all day around the forest. Climb inside to see the forest through the eyes of Rusty which also offers great photo opportunities (just ask a family member or friend to take a photo from the outside).

THE ARTIST: ​​​​​​Marc Kelly is an award winning artist who specialises in sculptural work on a public and private capacity. Projects that fuse imagination and integration form the backbone of his work. He works with a variety of mediums including fibreglass, stone, wood and bog wood and fuses flawless technical skills with complex design to create exciting works.

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