Yorkshire Wolds heritage project awarded £136k grant

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 07:07 · Archive

Historic England has awarded £136,356 to York Archaeology and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for a project revealing the history of the Yorkshire Wolds.

Historic England has awarded a £136,356 grant to charities York Archaeology and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for a project revealing the history and heritage of the Yorkshire Wolds, a chalk upland covering more than 170 square kilometres across East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.

The project has used thousands of aerial photographs, drone laser surveys, geophysics and earthwork surveys to map archaeology from prehistoric times to World War Two. The Wolds include parts of the most northerly chalk stream in Europe, an internationally rare habitat that hosts species including water voles and puffins.

The initiative aims to involve people not normally engaged in heritage projects. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust will run workshops teaching people to spot the Wolds' special wildlife and survey rare features like chalk streams and dew ponds. York Archaeology will support members of the public to learn archaeological skills including aerial mapping and environmental sampling.

The project will culminate in a digital portal making the updated information publicly accessible, allowing local communities to explore the heritage on their doorstep.

Yorkshire Wolds heritage project awarded £136k grant — Image: The Press (York)

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New project seeks volunteers to explore and protect special landscapeHISTORIC England has joined forces with York Archaeology and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in a major project to help reveal the history and heritage of one of the country’s most significant historical landscapes.The Press (York) · 10 Oct, 06:00
New project seeks volunteers to explore and protect special landscapeHISTORIC England has joined forces with York Archaeology and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in a major project to help reveal the history and heritage of one of the country’s most significant historical landscapes.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 10 Oct, 06:00
£136k grant aims to expose 'unrecognised heritage'Historic England, York Archaeology and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust announce a Yorkshire Wolds scheme.BBC York And North Yorkshire · 9 Oct, 06:23

In this story: Historic England · York Archaeology · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust · Yorkshire Wolds · East Riding of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

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