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Love it or hate it, public art is everywhere in the UK. In the second of our On The Trail Of... series, we present a handy rundown of some of the bravest and best.

Scientists will work with thousands of residents across the Thames Valley region to teach them about the power of trees ahead of public art performances alongside the Olympics.

The Challenging Artlands commission overcomes teething problems to impress Kent residents with a glowing helium balloon in the night sky.

Pictures as creative souls from France and Canada to Durham and Morecambe collaborate for the city's Lumiere festival, lighting up historic sites including the cathedral and the River Wear with an array of illuminating sculptures and installations.

In a Scottish National Gallery of Modern art show also featuring works by Ron Mueck, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Martin Boyce, engine fan Roger Hiorns embeds three types of drugs into the remnants of a pair of US military surveillance planes.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson hails a "dramatic beacon for Brentford" as planners boost the town's status as a "significant cultural destination" with a major installation.

Museums, galleries and cultural centres are hosting events to inspire and gladden the spirit across the country as part of this year's International Women's Day.

The walking artist plans to lead a group around the regenerative landscape of Curzon Park in Eastside on Sunday.

Using giant mechanical marionettes based on the story of a girl whose uncle wrote to her during his ill-fated trip aboard the Titanic, Sea Odyssey lights up the streets of Liverpool.

Duncan Andrews sees site-specific works in a Regency house by David Batchelor, spreads out on a circular rug at the Phoenix and travels the streets of the city for House 2012, the contemporary visual arts odyssey which is part of the Brighton Festival.