2015 10 - rebecca bennett

RESTORING THE HERITAGE OF THE LOWER SEVERN VALE LEVELS

Rebecca Bennett, Miriam Woolnough and Katie Scaife

Engage

Explore

Conserve

Restore

ThemesConserve and Restore

Participation in Heritage

Access and Learning

Training Opportunities

Water vole survey, rhine clearance, wetland habitat creation, Aust Ferry

Terminal building, grazing

Tales of the Vale, Archaeological Survey, Archaeological Remote Sensing

Schools packs, walk / ride / cycle routes, engagement of wider audiences

in heritage and conservation, engagement and encouragement of

business community

traditional skills – hedgelaying, cider making, coppicing. Wildlife ID skills.

Heritage skills training

Heritage SignificanceScheme area is one of the most significant archaeological landscapes in Britain

1600 known archaeological sites, with 6 monuments of national significance

200 listed buildings and structures including the Grade I listed Severn Bridge at Aust and King Weston House and estate.

Oldbury Camp Archaeological Project

A programme of non-invasive (lidar, topographic and geophysical) surveys and excavation to determine the date and function of the Oldbury Camp scheduled monument

Revealing the hidden landscape using lidar

Area-wide historic landscape study looking at new data from the lidar and aerial photographs

“Tales of the Vale”

A programme of research looking at the documentary, cartographic and photographic archives alongside artistic depictions of the area culminating in a book and exhibition

Oral History

An oral history project to collect memories and stories of the Vale. The aim is to capture the human story of the landscape, its traditions and how it has changed within living memory.

www.aforgottenlandscape.org.ukafl@southglos.gov.uk

Rebecca Bennett and Miriam Woolnough, Project Managersrebecca.bennett@southglos.gov.uk

miriam.woolnough@southglos.gov.uk01454 863886

Katie Scaife, Project Officerkatie.scaife@southglos.gov.uk

01454 863043

@alandforgotten facebook.com/aforgottenlandscape