Hi all! The LSIG social media is taking a well-deserved summer break. Rest assured, we will be back sooner than you can say 'Llŷn Peninsula, Coire Mhic Fhearchair and the Cotswolds'! Have a lovely summer everyone!

Historic England Consultation: Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation historicengland.org.uk/about/what-w... A consultation has been launched on the draft “Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation”.

It is almost time for our next lunchtime talk! On Wednesday 16 July noon, we will hear Dave Astbury about assessing change and continuity in the landscape; and Jessica Turner from Forestry Commission England on forestry and landscape. Register here and tune in! www.archaeologists.net/civicrm/even...

We've only barely recovered from our AGM, but we are already planning our next #lunchtime talk on 16 July 12:05. This time, we will hear from David Astbury on orientation and #slope conformity #analysis to understand #landscape #changes, and Jessica Turner will speak on #forestry and landscapes.

"Into the Wild" is a new project on rewilding and the historic environment, led by Prof Nicki Whitehouse, Prof Emma Jenkins, and Dr Kim Ward. They have developed a survey for landowners, nature managers, ecologists, archaeologists and historic land managers around the topic of rewilding. 1/2

Next week, Council for British Archaeology is organising a 5 day course on Landscape Archaeology. Worth going for those who are able! www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...

University of Newcastle's Centre for Landscape has recently published their policy notes, including recommendations as given by their research projects. Well worth a look - does this affect your work strategy or research plans? www.ncl.ac.uk/landscape/ou...

Archaeology versus metal detecting... it's often portrayed as a conflict, but they can work together quite nicely! There's plenty of examples of this, some of which are highlighted in a newly published book by Peter Spackman. Well worth a read! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/archaeology-...

Pfew, what a good AGM did we have! Do you have any major takeaways or topics you'd like to highlight further?

Tomorrow 14 May we will hold our AGM, at our regular timeslot, 12:05-12:55! Have you booked yet? Please also do fill in our survey. This way, we know exactly what you want us to improve. The survey is also open to non-members who are following us!

The annual CIfA conference is over! The LSIG was not able to do a Landscape-specific event, but were you able to chat to other landscape-y people about landscape-y things?

SURVEY TIME! Wednesday 14 May at 12:05, the Landscape SIG will hold our AGM. Please go to the booking page on the CIfA website to book a place!

@socantscot.bsky.social are conducting a public survey. The Fellows (members) of the Society are an essential part of the organisation and they are conducting this short public survey to help further grow the Fellowship. Follow this link to find out more: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKJZ2NB

April 21st is World Curlew Day! Created by Curlew Action director and conservationist Mary Colwell, #WorldCurlewDay highlights the importance of protecting these precious wading #birds. The Northumberland Coast National Landscape provide refuge for hundreds of Eurasian Curlew during colder months.

Forestry England have published 'Rooted in History', detailing the important archaeological sites and historic structures located within the nation's forests. Follow this link for more information and a download link: www.forestryengland.uk/blog/hidden-...

A good news story to share: A £5m project to boost #wildlife and tackle climate impacts has started on land cared for by the @nationaltrust.org.uk. The Garfield Weston Foundation has delivered £5m in funding to deliver the three year-long project called Turning The Tide For Nature.

The Medieval Settlement Research Group will hold its annual Spring Conference 2025 on Saturday 7th- Sunday 8th June at the @uniofleicester.bsky.social . The theme this year is a pertinent one: Adaptations: Medieval Responses to Environmental Change

CIfA will hold their annual conference between Wednesday 30 April & Thursday 1 May 2025 in #birmingham. This will be an in-person conference, hosted live in Birmingham, UK and there will be post-event online recordings also available.

The Iron Age Dialogues conference is coming up soon, 30th April until 2nd May at @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social . The schedule is packed with great themes and speakers; follow this link for more: www.ironagedialogues.co.uk/home

The European Archaeological Council (EAC) have just published guidelines for the use of Airborne Laser Scanning (#LiDAR) in Archaeology.

For anyone living in or visiting the north east, the @laingartgallery have a new exhibition exploring over 200 years of landscape painting in the North of England and Scotland.

Bookings for the CIfA 2025 conference held this year in Birmingham are back online following a recent website update. For more information and how to book, follow this link: www.archaeologists.net/events-train...

@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social will be holding a Europa conference at the Uni of Reading on 7/6/2025, themed #landscape connectivity in prehistory. It honours the achievements of Prof. Martin Bell, Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Reading, in European Prehistory.

A little reminder that our #landscape SIG AGM will be held on 14th May at 12.05. During our AGM we will give an update on work we have been involved with over the last year and our plans for the coming 12 months.

Council for British Archaeology are offering a course on 'Exploring Landscape Archaeology'. This 5-day #Landscape #Archaeology course combines lectures, fieldtrips and landscape tours, to give an immersive learning experience, introducing students to the wide field of landscape archaeology.

Just a reminder that we'll soon be sending out a poll to our members/non members to gain insights and ideas into how you feel about @cifa_landscape and what you'd like to see happen with us in the future. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social are running an online day school on 5 April, themed 'The future of prehistory'. Speakers include Prof Linda Hurcombe, Dr Seren Griffiths, Prof John Schofield, Dr Fabio Silva and Dr Susan Greaney. For more information: www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2025-...

Here's an early reminder that the Landscape SIG AGM will take place on 14th May 2025 at 12.00. Prior to this we'll be sending out a survey in order to gather ideas and information from our members (and non-members). We look forward to hearing from you! Links to the AGM and survey will follow soon.

Historic England have produced a series of useful technical guides on #nature recovery, #CulturalHeritage, habitat types and #biodiversity. This is becoming an increasingly important theme for heritage practitioners. Find out more at this link: cms.historicengland.org.uk/advice/clima...

The next #landscape SIG tea break lecture is fast approaching, on the 12th March 2025 from 12:05 until 12:55. We'll have fascinating talks from our committee member Kat Hopwood-Lewis on archaeology in the context of peatland restoration; and www.archaeologists.net/civicrm/even...

An interesting selection of papers on all things #heathland #landscapes. The inspiration behind these papers is the Anthropogenic Heathlands Project (ANTHEA) which set out to explore the human relationship with heathland landscapes across the ages. Find out more here: projects.au.dk/anthropogeni...

In our effort to create a network of landscape and environment enthusiasts, we also try to recommend some useful accounts to follow. Today: @hutton.ac.uk. They focus on the sustainable management of natural resources. They also have a podcast, the Hutton Highlights, which is worth a listen.

The University of Vienna will be hosting their #geoarchaeology in Vienna conference between 12th and 14th February 2025. The theme this year is "Pushing Borders-Expanding Horizons". For more information click this link: dshcs.univie.ac.at/en/activitie...

Want to submit an abstract to the 2025 #ECLAS #Conference (6-10 Sep) in Nitra, Slovakia. This year’s theme aims to explore the diverse dimensions of landscapes with a special focus: agriCULTURAL landscapes. Call for abstracts is open until the 15th of February. conference.eclas.org

There is an interesting talk coming up on 13th February for anyone north of the border (and also available #online for everyone else). Ian Ralston will be talking all things #Hillforts: from the #Pentland Firth to the western #Mediterranean. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillforts-....

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Do you want to present your own topic during our lunchtime talks? Do you have ideas of what we can do as LSIG to improve your experience? Get in touch with us via [email protected] or drop a note here!

#FavouriteLandscapeSeries 4/ ♾ When talking about #industrial activity, people often imagine quite grey, smokey, and dusty views. Tamar Valley proves it can be different.