The Weald Forest Ridge area is one of the best preserved medieval landscapes in Northern Europe. Our projects can help you find out about woodlands rich in hidden archaeological features, learn more about the landscape or get involved archaeological volunteering work, you could even undertake a work placement to learn about working in the archaeology, museums and heritage sector...
The Weald Forest Landscape Partnership Scheme is supporting a range of archaeological work in Sussex and Kent, including:
The Historic Environment Awareness Project
is an exciting venture which aims to explore the archaeological landscape of the Weald Forest Ridge.
A LiDAR (light detection and ranging) survey has mapped the area during 2009/10 as part of the Weald Forest Ridge Landscape Partnership Scheme's work and toolkits are now being developed to identify archaeological features in woodland on the ground and to 'proof' the features shown up by the aerial survey. The images below show RSPB Broadwater Warren, from the air and then as LiDAR shows it, note the old tracks that show so well here but are otherwise hidden.
The East Sussex County Council's Archaeology team can provide more information about this fascinating project.
Archaeological Training Placements
If you are interested in a career in the archaeology, museums and heritage sector you may be interested in the placements offered by ESAMP (East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership). ESAMP are delivering several other projects as part of the Scheme, including:
School's Archaeological Activities
For schools within the Weald Forest Ridge area, ESAMP are offering heavily subsidised, day-long outreach sessions; involving children in handling, recording and interpreting artefacts, looking at ancient settlements, making copies of historic pots, weaving cloth and looking at archaeological evidence from local sites. This work covers periods from Mesolithic to Saxon.
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