Jon Woolcott - the Tattooed Hills

Writer and publisher Jon Woolcott investigates Britain's chalklands, uncovering the stories, symbolism and shifting meanings of the mysterious figures carved into our hills.

Across Southern England and beyond, the land bears the marks of centuries - white horses, giants, crosses, badges, even a lost panda - cut into the chalk and exposed to the sky.

Part travelogue, part cultural history, The Tattooed Hills brings together archaeology, folklore, art, literature and music to reveal the moving story of Britain's chalk landscapes and the people who shaped them.