For many years a programme of limited excavation has been underway , directed at dating some of the enigmatic earthwork systems of the New Forest. Apart from occasional small grants, thework is wholly financed by the Field Club.
All labour is provided by members and volunteers free of charge.
Often the sites chosen are in delightful Forest settings. The excavation usually takes place in the last week of August and anyone interested in taking part should contact the Hon Fieldwork Organiser. Emergency excavation may also be undertaken from time to time as, for example, when sites are threatened by forestry work or road construction. This photograph shows the 1998 excavation of a prehistoric water heating site near Godshill. The results of fieldwork are not published because New Forest Archaeological sites are under constant threat of robbing by metal detector operators.