Finding Lost Norton Park: Digging Deeper for All
Project to further explore the history, heritage and archaeology of the historic Norton (now Graves) Park
Following the highly successful National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project “Finding Lost Norton Park” in 2019, the Friends of Graves Park were awarded a £142,770 grant, from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to run the sequel “Digging Deeper for All”. We worked with Professor Ian Rotherham and South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group (SYBRG), focusing on Norton Park (now named Graves Park). We researched deeper into the history, heritage, ecology, archaeology and local memories of this historic park.
Running from January 2023 to July 2024, the project explored landscape, history and wildlife heritage supported by historians (archivists), landscape archaeologists and wildlife experts in gathering and assessing the information.
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History and Heritage
Woodland Heritage Surveys, Woodland Archaeology, Recording Heritage Trees and Tree Stories Walks and Workshop, Local History Reminiscences, Archaeology Walks, Digging Deeper into the Park’s History Workshop, Introduction to Place Names, Delving into the Archives, and Uncovering and Sharing Memories Events and Workshops.
Nature and Environment
Bat Watch, Introduction to Lichens Walk, Autumn Birds, Fungi and Slime Moulds, Woodland Heritage Surveys, Woodland Archaeology, Recording Heritage Trees and Tree Stories Walks and Workshop.
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