Recent Papers & Research on Rural Issues

English Heritage undertakes and sponsors a wide variety of research projects designed to characterise conserve and investigate the rural historic environment. We also produce papers intended to promote understanding of the historic dimension of the countryside and issue 42 of our Conservation Bulletin was dedicated to "Rural Matters".

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15th Nov 2006
A Landscape Legacy: National Parks and the historic environment (1601 Kb)

A Landscape Legacy: National Parks and the historic environment
13th Nov 2006
Farming the Historic Landscape: Caring for Historic Parkland (599 Kb)

Farming the Historic Landscape: Caring for Historic Parkland
30th Jun 2005
Advice on Archaeology: Countryside Archaeology Visitors (167 Kb)

Advice on Archaeology: Countryside Archaeology Advisers by Jez Bretherton, Article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002.
30th Jun 2005
Farming the Historic Landscape: an introduction for farm advisers (3250 Kb)

Farm Advisers Booklet
30th Jun 2005
Farming the Historic Landscape: Entry Level Stewardship (716 Kb)

Entry Level and Organic Entry Level Environmental Stewardship provide a challenging new opportunity to conserve the heritage and character of your farm for future generations.
30th Jun 2005
Turning the Plough- Loss of a Landscape Legacy (203 Kb)

Turning the Plough: Loss of a Landscape Legacy, Mike Anderton (DEFRA) and Dave Went, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002
6th Jun 2005
Abandon Repair Convert? Finding a Future for Historic Farm Buildings (260 Kb)

By Stephen Trow, Head of Countryside Policy, article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002
13th May 2005
Outstanding Beauty Outstanding Heritage: AONBs and the Historic Environment (570 Kb)

This leaflet has been produced to mark the signing of the first joint accord on the historic environment between English Heritage and Cadw – the national heritage agencies of England and Wales – and the National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NAAONB).
14th Dec 2004
Farming the Historic Landscape. Caring for Farm Buildings (971 Kb)

This leaflet has been designed to help farmers, land managers and farm advisers recognise the importance of traditional farm buildings and provide some guidance on taking care of one of the countryside’s important assets.
14th Dec 2004
Farming the Historic Landscape. Caring for Archaeological Sites on Arable Land (1121 Kb)

This leaflet has been designed to help farmers, land managers and farm advisers identify archaeological sites that are on arable land and achieve best practice in their management.
14th Dec 2004
Farming the Historic Landscape. Caring for Archaeological Sites in Grassland (791 Kb)

This leaflet has been designed to help farmers, land managers and farm advisers identify archaeological sites that are under grassland and achieve best practice in their management.
30th Apr 2002
Finding a Future for Historic Farm Buildings (58 Kb)

Paper delivered to a one-day conference "Rural Regeneration – a sustainable future for farm buildings" by Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman, English Heritage, 30th April 2002
18th Apr 2002
Keeping Meaning in the Landscape: Countryside Stewardship and the Historic Environment paper (34 Kb)

By Stephen Trow, Head of Countryside Policy delivered to the 'A Decade of Positive Partnership' Countryside Stewardship Scheme 10th Anniversary Conference at Kew Gardens, 18th April 2002
31st Mar 2002
Englands Wetlands: Monuments at Risk (448 Kb)

Article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002, by Adrian Olivier
31st Mar 2002
The Peak District- Lead Rakes Project (211 Kb)

Lead Rakes Project. John Barnatt and John Humble, Article published in Conservation bulletin 42, March 2002
31st Mar 2002
Coastal Defence: Caring for our Coastal Heritage (146 Kb)

Article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002, Archaeological Science Adviser East of England Region and Stephen Trow, Head of Countryside Policy
31st Mar 2002
The Countryside- At the crossroads (258 Kb)

Stephen Trow, Head of Countryside Policy, article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002
31st Mar 2002
Cultural Landscape; View from Europe (200 Kb)

By Graham Fairclough, article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002
31st Mar 2002
Historic Farm Buildings: Audit and Evaluation (156 Kb)

Article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002, By Peter Gaskell and Jeremy Lake
31st Mar 2002
Historic Farm Buildings: Characterisation (176 Kb)

Article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002 PDF, by Jeremy Lake
31st Mar 2002
Historic Environment: Agri-environment schemes (315 Kb)

Article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002, By Bob Middleton (DEFRA)
31st Mar 2002
Market Towns- Highlighting the Assets (306 Kb)

Market Towns- Highlighting the Assets. Roger Thomas, Head of Urban Archaeology, article published in Conservation Bulletin 42, March 2002
31st Jan 2002
Reshaping the Landscape/Re-thinking the Land (46 Kb)

Reshaping the Landscape/Re-thinking the Land: Lecture to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), 31st January 2002
27th Sep 2001
Energy crops and the historic environment (30 Kb)

Energy crops and the historic environment
31st Mar 2001
Boundless Horizons- Historic Landscape Characterisation (174 Kb)

Boundless Horizons, By Graham Fairclough, Head of Monuments and Countryside Protections Programmes, article published in Conservation Bulletin Issue 40, March 2001 page 23-26.

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