In the 20th century, war and industry carved abundant pits on the earth’s surface. This project tries to explore the man-made pits that people have forgotten in the forest, in order to understand their evolution and their dynamic connection with the forest.

In London’s Epping Forest, craters remaining from World War II can also be found. Because of the changes in the soil structure, forest light, and topography caused by the wartime explosion, life grew around these craters.

The development of the coal industry in the 1930s left many coal pits in Darcy Lever, Manchester. Under the natural process, these shallow pits became ponds, forming a unique habitat, and eventually the site changed into a forest.

These sites demonstrate human beings' extreme behaviours in nature reborn as a hotspot of life. We should be aware of these precious habitats. However, Darcy Lever Gravel Pit has been lacking management for a long time, and the sediments now occupy the pond. These valuable habitats are declining.

This design uses the uniqueness of the man-made pit habitats as a guide for building more ponds, hoping to attract more wildlife. Through increasing the accessibility and facilities for humans to understand the ponds, the project ultimately creates an ecologically meaningful and interactive forest pit landscape.