Historic Forests

Official historic environment account for @ForestryEngland. Follow to find out more about the rich history and archaeology found in the nation’s forests.

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

🌲 Join Forestry England! 🏛️
We’re hiring a Historic Environment Advisor to protect heritage across our forests.
📍 Location: Any FE office (flexible in England)
📅 Until 31/03/2028 | 💰 £32,724
Help shape landscapes and preserve history. Apply now!

https://t.co/iYsF2frsoP

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

For over 700 years, freeminers have worked beneath the Forest of Dean, keeping an ancient tradition alive. But with only a handful left, their future is uncertain.

Our new short film, takes you underground to meet the last of the freeminers.
https://t.co/noQ0Ha4Kas

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

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[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

The Future of the Historic Environment in Forestry in the UK: Maximising Opportunities or Focusing on Impacts?
https://t.co/b2cdlwopIl

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

We’re deeply saddened by the damage caused by illegal off-roading in Wykeham Forest, impacting a nationally important monument. This heritage crime threatens the natural and historic environments. Please help us safeguard these precious spaces. https://t.co/dbJlwhy3K0

[Time Team @thetimeteam]

Time Team travel back in time at Sherwood Pines...

To mark the 110th anniversary of the start of WWI, Time Team and Forestry England unearthed a historic relic landscape that’s been conserved in the forest for over a century 🌳

Watch on YouTube now 👇️
https://t.co/tsVL3R1nEs

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

To mark the the 110th anniversary of the start of the #FirstWorldWar, as well as the end of the #festivalofarchaeology, we have teamed up with @thetimeteam to share our excavations of Clipstone Camp training area in Nottinghamshire. Tune in tomorrow https://t.co/FCeQz3fYEK

[ArchaeologyUK @archaeologyuk]

Join Hannah Linaker, a Trainee Historic Environment Advisor, on an incredible journey through forests for #ADayInArchaeology! 🌲

Discover how @ForestryEngland cares for 850+ scheduled monuments, from Neolithic pits to Roman roads and WW1 remains 👉 https://t.co/Iawj3RnsYK

[Lawrence Shaw @lawrence_shaw]

A brilliant #dayofarchaeology blog by @hanlinaker sharing her work in the nation’s forests. Forestry and the Historic Environment Council for British Archaeology https://t.co/V8rnRC2z5u

[Time Team @thetimeteam]

Are you ready to unearth hidden history at Sherwood Pines? ⛏️

Time Team and Forestry England are digging up stories from the past in a special episode ‘From Forest to Front Line’

🔗 Tune into Time Team’s YouTube this Sunday 28 July 2024 at 7:00pm
https://t.co/SzSPRz8Xs6

[HE Archaeology @HE_Archaeology]

It’s @archaeologyuk’s 80th birthday!

Our Research Report 80/2014 describes the archaeology of the New Forest as seen from the air, including amazing WWII sites in 1940s aerial photographs and 21st century lidar.

#RRS80 #HappyBirthdayCBA
Read more: https://t.co/FWVkHTPhdW

[Lawrence Shaw @lawrence_shaw]

Stay tuned for a special Time Team episode later this month. For now, here’s Forestry England’s take on the special First World War heritage found at Sherwood Pines, Nottinghamshire https://t.co/NfN8qMcwg2

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

Join the team for a fascinating guided walk around Dolby Forest on the 24th July and learn about some of its incredible natural and cultural heritage https://t.co/nBnUY6MbqF #festivalofarchaeology @archaeologyuk

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

Join our team at King’sWood, Challock, in Kent, for a fascinating #festivalofarchaeology event on 14th July and learn about the battle against the flying bomb: evidence from four Forestry England owned woodlands @archaeologyuk
https://t.co/1ha1jMB7DV

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

Feel Good in the Forest - boost your wellbeing with an introduction to Archaeology at Guisborough.

[The New Forest - Forestry England @EngNewForest]

The #NewForest played an important role during WW2, with tree cover hiding temporary camps for troops & heathlands providing airfields. This Luftwaffe photo shows RAF Beaulieu, where aircraft from the US 365th Fighter Group operated from in support of allied forces on #DDay.

[ArchaeologyUK @archaeologyuk]

Explore the beauty and history of the outdoors 🌲🏛️

For #OutAndAboutArchaeology, we've teamed up with @ForestryEngland for new activities. Enjoy walks, cycle routes, and accessible trails.

Watch the video 🔗 https://t.co/j8Mek32Cm2
Find a trail 👉 https://t.co/vLtG9m0HI8

[Forestry England @ForestryEngland]

Travel through time in the nation's forests 🌲

From prehistoric settlements to war relics, there are tens of thousands of hidden forest sites that tell a story of the past.

Join @archaeologyuk and find a forestry heritage trail near you this weekend 👇 https://t.co/qqTJVjdf68

[HE Archaeology @HE_Archaeology]

What has the Archaeological Investigation Team @HistoricEngland been doing this week? Enjoying sunshine (and massive amounts of pollen) while charting barrows and cairns with drone lidar around Dalby Forest N Yorks, to help @ForestryEngland's management plans.

[Historic Forests @HistoricForests]

Our past is all around us. All we have to do is get out there and ask the questions. @archaeologyuk https://t.co/WofbRfi6xh