YOUNGSTERS can get hands on and become a landscape designer at an outdoor activity being held at a National Trust property near Pershore.

Youngsters can grab a spade and use their imagination in the outdoor installation, to create their own landscape at Croome Court.

Although its looks natural the parkland at Croome was in fact created by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.

He had the ability to envisage and create an entirely new landscape, anticipating how it would look in the future, without the modern aids of 3D modelling, Google maps and digital surveying.

As it is Brown's 300th anniversary year, this inspired the launch of the Brown at Work activity, providing an opportunity for visitors to experience how it feels to shift soil and shape land on the same site Brown worked his magic for the 6th Earl of Coventry, in the 18th century.

It is hoped the project will inspire children to create their own landscape by digging up the miniature landscape, which is located near the house, to make their own hills, river beds and placing cut out props of bridges, buildings, trees and statues.

The project, funded by Trust New Art, is a collaboration between artist Kathrin Böhm and a team of Croome volunteers.

Katherine Alker, Croome’s garden and park manager, said: "I hope that Brown at Work helps people understand that Croome is not a natural landscape and even the river is man made, dug by hand over 250 years ago.

“Brown carefully placed trees and buildings in very specific locations to conceal and reveal certain views in his design, building hills in some areas and flattening other areas.”

Artist Kathrin Böhm said: "We hope it will engage and entertain people on their visit to Croome 300 years after the birth of the talented Mr Brown."

The Brown at Work outdoor installation runs at the National Trust property until August 21.

The park and landscape are open from 10am until 5.30pm, while Croome Court is open from 11am to 4.30pm every day.

Normal admission applies.