Seeing the wood for the trees

Do you own land in the Tunbridge wells area? If so we can help you find out about the history of your land using the latest LiDar technology.

A LiDar survey has been parted funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) is a survey technique which transmits laser pulses from a plane to the ground. The results are then modelled on a computer and the vegetation is stripped away to show the shape of the ground.  LiDar is revealing a hidden world of sunken tracks, quarries, lost fields and industrial sites.  This is showing us the landscape has been pretty busy in the past few thousand years and in many cases it is possible to interpret the marks left in the ground by man’s past activity.

To find out if your land is covered by the LiDar survey and download free LiDar images visit www.highweald.org/archaeology if you’re interested in finding out more about the history of your land we are also offering free visits to landowners (with land of 1 acre or more) in your area.

Contact Matt Pitts the High Weald’s Cultural landscape advisor for details 01580 879500 

Land Managers Pack

 A pack of information aimed at High Weald Landowners has just been published on the High Weald AONB Unit's website as a series of downloadable pdfs.

This is an extension of a pack written by Kent Countryside Management Partnerships for the landscape character areas covered by the Kent Downs AONB, and has now been updated to apply to the special habitats found in the High Weald.

The pack is designed to highlight the conservation value of a variety of natural habitats ranging from ponds to orchards and woodlands. A special section has also been included about sandrock, a feature common but almost exclusive to the High Weald area in South East England.

To use the pack, follow the link below to access the High Weald AONB Unit's website and simply choose the landscape feature you are interested in. 

 Land Manager's Pack