Work on a specially-designed mural to add to the landscape in Welshpool is under way.

The project, helmed by Llanfyllin-based arts group Arts Connections, is designed as a celebration of biodiversity and the natural world.

The mural is being painted on the side of the canal bridge on Severn Road, opposite the Powysland Museum.

Currently being painted by Arts Connections volunteers Valentine Kuhl and Meg Turcotte-Griffiths, the project was designed in collaboration with Welshpool’s Church in Wales Primary School.

Arts Connection presented a number of images and objects such as seashells and plants to the pupils, from which they selected their favourites that went on to inspire the final design.

Meg Turcotte-Griffiths explained: “The mural was designed to showcase a different organism from each part of the natural world, to demonstrate the biodiversity and range of wildlife on our planet.

County Times: Meg Turcotte-Griffiths using pencil to sketch out the design before painting the muralMeg Turcotte-Griffiths using pencil to sketch out the design before painting the mural

“The pupils were so inspired and were so helpful in selecting a massive range of designs for us to work with, and you could tell they loved being a part of the project.”

After sketching out the initial design with pencil, the finished version will be painted on using spray and acrylic paint.

The mural has been in the planning stage since March 2022, and is expected to be completed later this week.