AN artist hired to spearhead new eye-catching landmarks in the town says it is the best job she has ever had.

Virginia Water based artist Kerry Lemon was chosen to use her wealth of experience working for a number of projects within the country to bring unique public art to the Lexicon.

The pieces, she said, reflect the amazing array of extensive green spaces containing a huge variety of natural habitats encompassing the town centre.

“I could not believe my luck,” Kerry told the News. “I wanted to introduce a feeling of 'wildness' to contrast with the buildings and formal landscaping.

“I wanted to create a clear sense of place, a thoughtful, relevant and recognisable response to the nature found across the borough.”

Wanting to make the artwork synonymous with the town, Ms Lemon spent six months researching what plants and insects thrived in the area before considering what direction to take.

She discovered there are two types of soil in Bracknell, clay in the north and a more acidic soil in the south.

Using the High Street as a virtual divide, she chose 36 plants to reflect the different plants that grow in different areas of the borough.

Her drawings of these plants were first turned into wooden templates and then brass, to be inlayed into the dark granite paving slabs, creating a floral nature trail throughout the town centre.

“Kerry has done a fabulous job of drawing on the biodiversity in the borough and bringing elements of it to life within the new town centre,” said Cllr Marc Brunel-Walker.

“She has worked with a number of prestigious clients, so we were really pleased that we were able to bring her expertise to Bracknell.

“Her passion and enthusiasm for her local area are reflected in the wonderful pieces of art she has produced.”

When finished, the Lexicon will also feature five huge benches, each shaped as a birch leaf inlayed with brass to represent the leaf's veins.

The benches will be located in Bond Square and the intersection of the Avenue and Braccan Walk.