Trailing the Hidden Heritage of High Lodge

A New and Exciting Opportunity for Friends of Thetford Forest (FoTF)

The Forestry Commission has been awarded £610,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project to make a new trail into the forest which will link and interpret its landscape history, wildlife and forest management.

The 4.2km all-ability trail will make the forest and its heritage more accessible for everyone as it will have a smooth surface suitable for families, less experienced cyclists and those with access limitations. Benches and shelters will give 'rest places' and meet the needs of those with restricted health and mobility.

During the two-year project, there will be opportunities for everyone to explore and research the history of the landscape, take part in archaeological surveys and investigations and learn new heritage skills. There will be training to carry out wildlife surveys; to help produce activities for schools and families and to contribute to interpretation.

If you are interested in this project, and would like to be involved or book a place for any of the activities listed below then either:

• Email: highlodgefeedback@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
• Telephone: 0300 067 4556

Or write to:

Project Manager
High Lodge Heritage Project
Forest District Office
Santon Downham
Brandon
Suffolk
IP27 0TJ

You can also visit highlodgeheritage.co.uk to learn more about the project

Date	Activity	Session
27th September 2017	Making funding applications for heritage projects	Morning
9th October 2017	How to access and use historic documents - Norfolk Record Office	Afternoon
18th October 2017	How to use the Norfolk and Suffolk Historic Environment Records	Day
8th November 2017	Diversity and Equality: Meeting the Needs of All Visitors	Day
14th November 2017	How to interpret aerial photographs and LIDAR Images	Day
19th November 2017	Identifying the Landscape of Warrening	Day
6th December 2017	How to care for earthwork sites	Day
12th December 2017	How to research archives for wildlife records	Morning
January 2018	Exploring Earthworks at High Lodge	Day
January 2018	Discovering Burial Mounds at High Lodge	Day
January 2018	Conservation work on Sites of Special Scientific Interest at High Lodge	Morning
February 2018	Archaeological Investigation to locate the site of the warren lodge	Weekends
February 2018	Identifying and Processing Finds	Day
February 2018	Writing an Archaeological Report	Day
February 2018	Improving the habitat for Great-Crested Newts	Morning
March 2018	The Origins of the Flint Mines at High Lodge	Day
March 2018	Discovery Day - The Working Forest	Day
April 2018	How to identify tree species and veteran trees	Day
April 2018	How to identify amphibians and reptiles at High Lodge	Morning
April 2018	How to organise events, talks and visits for heritage projects	Morning / Evening
May 2018	Exploring Trackways and Historic Routes around High Lodge	Day
May 2018	How to identify birds of High Lodge and Thetford Forest	Day
May 2018	How to track and identify animal and bird prints & where to look for them	Day
June 2018	Revealing the Secrets of High Lodge Field	Day
June 2018	Photographing the Forest	Day
June 2018	How to identify plants of High Lodge and Thetford Forest	Day
July 2018	How to identify butterflies, moths and insects	Day
July 2018	World War 1 Railway – its route and purpose	Day
July 2018	Drawing and Painting the Forest	Day
July 2018	How to research, design and produce interpretation for the trail and the heritage sites and help with production	Day
August 2018	Making Arrowheads and Gunflints	Day
August 2018	Making Nets for Warrening	Day
August 2018	How to research, design and produce educational materials for the trail and the heritage sites and help with production	Day
September 2018	Discovering the Historic Landscape of the parkland, plantation boundaries and shelter belts.	Day
September 2018	Community Monitoring of Earthwork Sites	Day
October 2018	How to identify deer at High Lodge and Thetford Forest	Evening
October 2018	Living off the Land	Day
November 2018	Exploring flint-facing on the warren banks	Day
November 2018	Planning for Climate Change in Thetford Forest	Day
With the exception of the visit to the Norfolk Record Office, all activities will take place at the Oak Lodge Community Building at High Lodge and outdoors at High Lodge. Instructions and information will be sent to those booking places. Many of these activities are suitable for families and students as well as adults so please enquire if you need clarification, using the contact details above. Every effort will be made to ensure that activities are accessible to everyone, within the restrictions imposed by the forest terrain.