Some brilliant questions from very switched-on young people. They showed really interest in both the ecology and the archaeology of this site - proving that these programmes are so important for ensuring the next generation is ready to look after the future and the past. Good work @wildlifebcn.org

Dr Wendy Morrison@hillfortian.bsky.social · 2w ago

Had a great day out celebrating @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Festival of Archaeology with the @wildlifebcn.org Youth Rangers today at Blow's Downs SSSI where we talked about 6,000 years of human impacts on nature and the landscape. Whilst out there on the chalk grassland, I spotted something lovely

We are making pots, old school style 😎

it's time to kick off the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Festival of Archaeology at @nationaltrust.org.uk Dunstable Downs! CHAP CIC will be here all today and tomorrow, answering your questions about archaeology! 10-4 18 & 19July, Dunstable Downs Visitor Centre, Dunstable Road LU6 2GY

Did someone say Festival of Archaeology? @nationaltrust.org.uk Dunstable Downs is teaming up with CHAP CIC to bring 2 days of fun and facts. Make your own prehistoric pot, touch real and replica artefacts Ask a real archaeologist anything!* 10-4 Sat&Sun *no aliens or Atlantis questions, please

CHAP CIC joins @naturalengland.bsky.social to showcase a really stunner of a hillfort! #hillfortsWednesday

Dr Wendy Morrison@hillfortian.bsky.social · last mo.

#hillfortsWednesday I'm teaming up with @naturalengland.bsky.social and the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Festival of Archaeology to take a look at a special hillfort that is not yet publicly accessible. Also a fragile SSSI, Ravensburgh hillfort is one of the largest in the Chilterns. 22 July,join us?

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing #Roman glass garland bowl, that represents a peak of Roman glassmaker’s skill at producing vessels. Very few ancient vessels were made of large sections or bands of different colored glass, and this is the only known...🧵1/2 📷 Metropolitan Museum

Hello Bluesky! A favour, if you please... This year's CHAP fieldschool is going to be a corker, and whilst registrations are coming in, I need a bit more exposure. I refuse to go back on Xitter... If you think you might connect with those interested in learning archaeology in practice, plz share?

Chilterns Heritage & Archaeology Partnership CIC@chapcic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our training excavation this year runs from 30 Aug - 18Sep... Conveniently not clashing with lots of other great summer excavations whilst also avoiding those scorching July days 😁 Please share! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeolog... This year we are in North Herts at a very special LIA/Roman site

Our training excavation this year runs from 30 Aug - 18Sep... Conveniently not clashing with lots of other great summer excavations whilst also avoiding those scorching July days 😁 Please share! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeolog... This year we are in North Herts at a very special LIA/Roman site

Archaeology Training Excavation / Fieldschool

Looking for fieldwork experience and skills training? CHAP offers a training excavation! ***FEES APPLY*** read below NOT A FREE EVENT

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#standingstonesunday Not ancient, but the art installation at Luton Henge. Friday, I spent a few hours with some new collaborative partners, talking about the archaeological time depth of this place. More to come on this! Luton Henge - Revoluton share.google/dKYs8BaS3jS3...

Great thanks to Dr Pete Hommel @liverpooluni.bsky.social for a wonderful workshop. Very useful, certainly for me, and I imagine for all who attended. Great to come away energised and sharing ideas with so many people doing heritage outreach as part of the job!

CHAP has been invited to a prestigious global workshop at the University of Liverpool- entilted Heritage: Outreach, Regionality, Stewardship and Empowerment (HORSE) to contribute lessons learned from collaborative work. Its clear the organisers love an acronym as much as I do 😎🐎🐴

Did you catch NBY's Martha on Countryfile last Sunday? Vick Hope joined us on the sparkling Hamble Brook with CCSP to do a RiverFly kick sample, and discuss the transformative restoration work that has given the river its voice back.  . @chapcic.bsky.social  @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

Kudos to the team from @buckscouncil.bsky.social heritage team. Wonderful session at the #CiFA conference in Edinburgh. Papers worked very well together, like a coordinated orchestra and it was privilege to be asked to speak. Collaborative work IS the way forward; nature and heritage are allies!

The session is about to start, with @buckscouncil.bsky.social hosting. CHAP is second speaker...a good slot to have. (Post lunch can be hard work!!)

CHAP is doing some work with @wildlifebcn.org Youth Rangers in July - for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Festival of Archaeology, and if you are in the #Bedfordshire area and 12-17yo, you can join us! www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

Luton & Beds Youth Rangers at Blow's Downs, Dunstable | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants

Join Youth Rangers (ages 12–17) for a hands‑on chalk grassland conservation session at Blow’s Downs, and discover the site’s fascinating history and archaeology

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Heading to Edinburgh this morning to present at the CiFA conference tomorrow. It's a session about working with ecologically minded folk and working to ensure heritage has a meaningful seat at the Nature Recovery table. My paper? Chalk & Cheese?: Cross-specialism collaboration in the Chilterns

Our training excavation this year runs from 30 Aug - 18Sep... Conveniently not clashing with lots of other great summer excavations whilst also avoiding those scorching July days 😁 Please share! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeolog... This year we are in North Herts at a very special LIA/Roman site

Archaeology Training Excavation / Fieldschool

Looking for fieldwork experience and skills training? CHAP offers a training excavation! ***FEES APPLY*** read below NOT A FREE EVENT

eventbrite.co.uk

This year's theme for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Festival of Archaeology is Archaeology & Nature. CHAP has been busy this week planning events with @nationaltrust.org.uk @wildlifebcn.org & naturalengland.bsky.social In David Attenborough's 100th year, I can't think of anything more fitting!