Over the past year we expanded our mural programme to the Shipwrights housing estate, bringing high quality public art to this corner of Chatham.

Here we delivered our final mural of 2025, celebrating another local story.

French artist Mister Tris creatively interpreted one of Britain’s endangered plants, the Man Orchid.

The unusual name comes from its distinct appearance of tiny ‘green men’, with the petals forming the head, and the lobes of the labellum resembling a dangling torso and limbs.

Now considered a very rare plant, Chatham’s Daisy Banks is one of the few locations where it can be seen growing in the wild, with sightings also reported in Cambridge and Oxford.

Through his vibrant style Mister Tris depicts a scene of children discovering the Man Orchid in its natural habitat, with a florilegium in hand to help their search.

Located off Sailmakers Court, this mural was made possible thanks to landlord mhs homes and their tenant, who kindly donated the wall.

As we look ahead to 2026, get in touch if you have a wall or local story you would like us to consider by emailing info@archeslocal.org.uk.