Our Heritage projects explored the archaeology, built heritage and social history of Sherwood Forest
Heritage
The Veiled Landscape
The Veiled Landscape project helped to better understand the archaeology of Sherwood through LiDAR. LiDAR stands for light detecting and ranging and is a technique that uses laser scans of an area to create 3D models. The 3D models when combined with maps and aerial photography can help archaeologists to better spot potential archaeological features.
With LiDAR carried out, volunteers helped to identify potentially undiscovered archaeological features in the Sherwood landscape.
This project also made use of soil dating techniques to help build a picture of what Sherwood may have looked like hundreds of years ago.
After the LiDAR was carried out, volunteers were recruited to help identify potentially undiscovered archaeological features in the Sherwood landscape.
This project made use of soil dating techniques to help build a picture of what Sherwood may have looked like hundreds of years ago.
Our Veiled Landscape project delivered:-
- Commissioned a 0.16m resolution LiDAR map now available on Nottinghamshire County Council's Historic Environment Record
- We ran 3 volunteer led archaeology projects at Sherwood Pines, Moor Pond Woods and Strawberry Hill
- Our Forest to the Frontline First World War trenches project at Sherwood Pines featured on BBC Countryfile Extra and on Time Team
- 50+ Historic Environment Record (HER) archaeology records created or updated
Find out more about The Veiled Landscape.
Heritage Buildings
Sherwood is home to a wide variety of building types.
The project helped to identify, record and research buildings of historic interest in the area and to increase local knowledge about them.
The project provided learning opportunities for owners, managers and anyone interested in old buildings on how best to care for them, so that they survive for future generations to enjoy.
Our Heritage Buildings project delivered:-
- 3 new publications: Model Villages of the Nottinghamshire Coalfield, Country House Stables & Colliery Stables and the Nottinghamshire Pit Pony
- 20 training courses for building owners, university students and Inspire 16-19 college students
- Inspire 16-19 college students helped to restore a 300-year old wall at their Ashfield base
- 370+ heritage buildings were surveyed by volunteers (smashing our target of 100!)
- 50+ Historic Environment Record (HER) heritage buildings records created or updated
Find out more about Heritage Buildings.
Century of Change
The period 1850-1950 saw the landscape of Sherwood change dramatically, mines were sunk, railway lines built, and new towns and villages created. This project helped to better tell the stories of this period of change through working with local schools and local history groups to research the Century of Change.
By working with local schools in the Miner2Major area we’ve embedded this local history in school curriculums as well as helping to tell the story of change through the eyes of younger audience.
- Working with Innovate Educate, we developed a local history curriculum resource for Primary schools alongside local history groups and experts
- 24 schools were directly involved with the project
- We delivered a networking event for teachers and local heritage groups
Find out more about Century of Change.
People of Sherwood
This is an exciting project that seeked to tell the stories of ten people that lived in, worked in or had an impact on Sherwood Forest.
Some of the people and connections to the area are familiar, but we also wanted to tell the stories that are less well known.
In this project we worked with local history groups, students and community groups to research, interpret and help tell the stories of people from across Sherwood’s history.
Find out more about People of Sherwood.