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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.
Rebecca Bennett and Miriam Woolnough, Project [email protected]
[email protected] 863886
Katie Scaife, Project [email protected]
01454 863043
@alandforgotten facebook.com/aforgottenlandscape
