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LOCAL COMMUNITY delve into the history and archaeology of Greensand Country’s woodland
More than 50 members of local community groups and history societies joined woodland archaeology experts at a recent conference and woodland walk at Flitwick Manor.
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rganised by the Greensand Country Landscape Partnership, the conference explored the background and research carried out on local woodlands, reviewed
historical maps of wooded areas within the landscape and discovered historical names of the woods, in order to get a better understanding of their heritage.
the land surface enabling archaeologists to recognise, and record, previously hard to detect features. Commenting on the conference, Mary Preen of Bow
Brickhill History Society said: “Delving into History was a fascinating insight into the geology, ecology and history of Greensand Country.” Eloise Markwick, Conservation and Project Officer at the
Greensand Country Landscape Partnership explains: “We were delighted with the response to the first of three annual ‘Delving into History Days’ and the enthusiasm and passion that the community clearly has for the distinct, beautiful and loved countryside of Greensand Country. “I would like to say a big thank you to all of the experts
who gave informative and insightful speeches about the history and heritage of the woodlands within our landscape at our first event and remind you to look out for information about the next ‘Delving into History’ event at
www.greensandcountry.com”. Guests were also informed about opportunities to apply for
Community Heritage grant funding and were provided with further details on how to achieve funding from the Greensand Country Landscape Partnership, to investigate and promote local heritage.
There were a number of high-profile speakers at the event,
with Stephen Coleman, Historic Environment Information Officer for Central Bedfordshire Council, Derek Niemann, a long-term Bedfordshire resident and editor of Winter and Smallwoods magazine and Andrew Luke, Head Gardener at Wrest Park, providing key note speeches. Archaeological survey techniques were also discussed,
including ‘lidar’ (light detection and ranging) the method for carrying out walk-over surveys which measure the height of the ground surface, and other features, with high resolution and accuracry to provide highly detailed and accurate models of
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The Greensand Country Landscape Partnership is led by the Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity and the Greensand Trust and is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is made possible by National Lottery players. Without them we couldn’t fund the project.
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