Join Angus for this online event – From the Romans to the present day. The talk will look at the various drainage schemes in the Isle of Axholme including the extensive works of Cornelius Vermuyden and later works by eminent engineers including John Smeaton and John Rennie. Part of the Lincolnshire Heritage open days. For…
Discover Crowle Peatland Railway and explore the history of peat extraction on Crowle, Thorne and Hatfield Moor. Plenty of photographic opportunities. Dogs on leads are welcome. Masks must be self provided and worn inside the buildings. Car parking available and partial wheelchair access. Part of the Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days.
We have missed you all this summer so have been thinking about alternative ways to offer our free activities and came up with a month long activity plan. To provide more access we have selected 7 sites across the project area, we have set up self-led activities for families, but to make it even more…
Do you know your mushrooms? We have many varieties of mushrooms in the UK and a large selection in the Isle of Axholme if you can find them. We’ve put together a short guide to the mushrooms that can be found – so on your next ramble in the countryside see how many you…
Do you want to be involved in our project from the comfort of your own home or whilst out in the Isle countryside? Then why not be a survey volunteer – we are looking for Isle residents to record the wildlife they are seeing in their own gardens or out and about. We are looking…
It’s #VolunteersWeek and we’d like to take the opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers involved with the #IoAHC Landscape Partnership project. We look forward to seeing you all soon. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
Join PhD student Kathryn Bullen as she explores ‘Axholme: Place -Names in the Marsh.’ A digital taster of Kathryn’s fully booked talk that we hope to reschedule this year. To learn more about Kathryn’s research visit her page – https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/people/kathryn.bullen To access a copy of the presentation click this link – https://sway.office.com/xE9x9ZxjTGzMbCxC?ref=email
The #IoAHC team had a great after school session with the children from Crowle Primary – learning about pottery found out in the Isle of Axholme and then making their own to take home and treasure. Want to learn more about our work with schools and what we have to offer please contact us at [email protected]
Why not bring the whole family to have a go at this ancient art form. Some people believe that quilling was started in China after the invention of paper, others from ancient Egypt, whilst others think the craft had its origins in the 13th century. It involves the use of strips of coloured paper that…
Why not bring the whole family to have a go at this ancient art form. Some people believe that quilling was started in China after the invention of paper, others from ancient Egypt, whilst others think the craft had its origins in the 13th century. It involves the use of strips of coloured paper that…