Visit Covent Garden this summer to explore the Tusk Turtle Trail, an exciting collection of life-sized turtle sculptures displayed across iconic London locations.
Featuring 16 life-sized turtle sculptures displayed across iconic London locations around Covent Garden, each sculpture in the trail is uniquely decorated by globally renowned artists and celebrities including the likes of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood & Dragons' Den entrepreneurs Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett.
The trail aims to raise awareness of the threats to marine turtles and the importance of their conservation, the trail aims to raise to use creativity, public art and storytelling for good. Learn more about the Tusk Turtle Trail 2025 here.
📍Central Avenue, The Market Building
Rankin is a British photographer, publisher, and director who has photographed icons from Bowie to the Queen and more. His iconic work encompasses top brands and publications, and he is regarded as leading trends in visual culture.
📍Floral Court
Jacob Vilató is an internationally recognised visual artist whose work explores perception, identity and memory. He is known for his use of bold colour and expressive gestures, with his practice extending beyond painting but also into editorial and curatorial projects worldwide.
📍Neal's Yard
Chila Kumari Singh Burman is an internationally acclaimed artist known for her vibrant, multi-disciplinary works. Her iconic style uses bold colour, intricate patterns, exploring issues of representation and cultural identity.
📍The North Piazza
British actor, comedian, writer and producer, John Cleese is best known as a founding member of the legendary comedy group Monty Python and the iconic TV show Fawlty Towers. He and his wife, ‘Fish’, have a shared love for the sea and the beauty of marine life around the globe.
📍Top of Monmouth Street by the Seven Dials Monument
Adam Dant was a recipient of The Rome Scholarship in printmaking in 1993, The Jerwood Drawing prize in 2002 and was appointed by parliament as ‘The Official Artist of The 2015 UK General Election’. His pictorial maps are designed to appear in the most surprising of settings, be those pubs, hotels, or even galleries and museums.
Use the Tusk Turtle Trail map to discover 16 life-size turtle sculptures in iconic locations around Central London.
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