Using Woodland Indicators 5

Using Woodland Indicators & Reading Tree'd Landscapes 5
15 June: Moss Valley, Coal Aston. North Derbys

These six 1-day workshops are being run by SYBRG with support from Sheffield Hallam University and funding from BES. They are suitable for landscape archaeologists and historians, researchers and students; as well as ecologists with an interest in using indicators to interpret landscapes; and local volunteers. The workshops are designed to develop skills in using woodland indicator species to gain a greater understanding of the history within tree’d landscapes: ancient semi-natural woods (ASNW); planted ancient woodland sites (PAWS); wood-pasture and wood-meadows; and shadow woods. Each of the workshops is in a different location and includes site visits exploring a variety of tree’d landscapes in North Notts., East, South & West Yorkshire, and North Derbyshire. The locations take in sites with different underlying geology, climate and historical and present-day usage and management.

The days will be a mixture of talks and field visits. The objectives are to introduce indicator species (including worked trees) common in the different sites; help to develop competence and confidence in their identification; and to explore their roles as historical markers of particular tree’d landscapes.

The workshops will include lunch & refreshments and course notes for those coming at the £20-£60 rates. Each day will run from 10.15am with registration and finish around 4.30pm. Places are limited to restrict group size and pre-booking is essential. Further information on location(s) will be sent to those who book.

Please note we will be outdoors for part of the day and walking over open-ground/ through woodland as part of the field visit(s).

Suitable clothing and footwear is needed as is a reasonable level of mobility.