AN artistic era has come to an end in Craven.

The Fields of Vision art trail, which started near Bolton Abbey, has finished and the giant field poem, which adorned the hillside near Hazelwood, will be allowed to fade away.

It was part of the Tour de France's Yorkshire Festival.

The poem, All Kings Are Temporary, was penned by Scottish poet Robert Montgomery, and the stringing out of the outline of the letters, some of which measured over 40 metres from top to bottom, was painstakingly completed in May by members of Worth Valley Young Farmers Club.

Since then the poem has been regularly maintained, with the regular application of fertiliser by David Burlison, of Haworth grounds maintenance firm Lawnorder.

This has allowed the poem to be read by thousands of people travelling along the A59 from Skipton to Harrogate.

An interpretation board, placed at Hazelwood, explained how the poet was inspired by the Tour de France and how the work was created.

The poem was the first point on the Fields of Vision trail of 12 artworks which spanned between Blubberhouses and Holmfirth and was created in conjunction by Pennine Prospects.

Project manager Andrew Wood said: “This was one of the hardest pieces to make due to the terrain of the field and the accuracy required to get the text to be readable from the viewing point.

“It seems a shame to let the artworks fade but each served their purpose of drawing much attention to the beauty of the South Pennines and the surrounding area. We owe considerable thanks to the Hayton family and the Bolton Abbey Estate who allowed us to use their land as a canvas.

"We were also very fortunate to get David Burlison and his team working with us on this project. Aside from their vital expertise their genuine interest and enjoyment of the project meant that they were prepared to work all hours and in difficult conditions to make sure the artworks were all looking their best."

Mr Burlison added: “Our work with the Fields of Vision for the Tour de France has been a quality experience. We have utilised the skills and equipment that we generally use for sports pitches and school grounds to create giant land artworks. In most cases it has pushed our knowledge and machinery capability to the limit due to the remote locations and severe terrain that we needed to work on.”