Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society - public

10/11/2025

✨Geoffrey Mead’s - “Ambles not Rambles” Walks programme is here!
🗓️Oct 2025-July 2026

All donations are to local environmental groups Contact: [email protected]

Dec 7 Shoreham riverside
📍Meet Ropetackle Arts Centre 10am


Jan 4 Wilmington& Folkington: scarpfoot landscapes
📍Meet Wilmington Priory carpark 10am


Feb 1 University of Sussex boundary walk. 10am
📍Meet Sports Centre carpark nr A27 [Pay by Phone parking, or bus or train]


Mar 1 Bedelands Farm LNR, Burgess Hill
📍Meet B/Hill football ground, Leyland’s Rd. 10am


Apr 5 Henfield; rail & riverside
📍Meet ‘Old Railway’ pub, Upper Station Rd in public carpark 10am


May 3 Brighton Old Town
📍Meet Brighton Museum entrance in Pavilion Gardens 10am


June 7 Firle Park & Charleston: gentry in a landscape
📍Meet Firle village carpark [NOT pub carpark!] 6pm


July 4 [SATURDAY] Warminghurst; meadows and pinewoods
📍Meet Warminghurst church 6pm

30/09/2025

📣 Wilderness Group Annual General Meeting – You're Invited!
🗓 Saturday 8th November 2025
🕑 2–4pm
📍 Holy Cross Church, Warren Road, Woodingdean BN2 6BD

Join us for our AGM—open to all members, friends, and supporters! We'll recap the year and elect committee roles. We will then hear from special guest Gary Webster, Heritage Officer for Changing Chalk, on chalk grassland restoration, monument protection and archaeological mapping across the South Downs.

☕ Light refreshments & chat afterwards.
📩 RSVP to book your place: [email protected]

29/09/2025

At the end of each digging season we select a Digger Of The Year (who wins the much-coveted Golden Trowel trophy!)

This year the worthy recipient was Xavier, who’s been a regular digger for some time and has always been willing to learn and apply new skills - such as lifting a number of fragile bones and other items from the pit. It was also good to have mum Heloise and former Field Director (and Xavier’s Granddad!) Mark in attendance to witness the presentation.
Also present were three previous recipients of the Digger of the Year Award (DOT-YA): David, Barbara and Neil.

Congratulations Xavier and a huge thank you to all of our diggers this season!

20/09/2025

💨A windy Wednesday at Rocky Clump!

20/09/2025

Tomorrow!

4 DAYS TO GO!

Apple Harvest Day
Sunday 21st September 12-5pm...

We'll have an array of wonderful stalls and talented makers at the event from like-minded folk including:

Sussex Wildlife Trust
Fossils and Gemstones - She Sells Sea Shells
Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society - public
Rob’s Woodland
Caromacare
and BrightStore

06/09/2025

Our Volunteers are ready to go at Portslade open day and in Lewes for the Changing Chalk Conference.
Come and say hello if you see us, we’d love to meet you 😃

24/08/2025

Find of the week has to go to Neil: this beautiful worked flint!

Well done Neil! ⛏️

21/07/2025

21 July to 31 July - The Highdown Big Dig 2025!

See Worthing Archaeological society for further details: www.worthingarchaeological.org/

✨Excavations are open to public viewing throughout the project and are free to attend - no need to book.

Monday 21st July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Tuesday 22nd July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Wednesday 23rd July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-15:00 (at the Big Dig HQ at the summit)

Thursday 24th July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-15:00 (at the Big Dig HQ at the summit)

Friday 25th July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-15:00 (at the Big Dig HQ at the summit)

Saturday 26th July - OPEN DAY/BIG DIG FESTIVAL - Tours (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 10:30-11:30, 12:00-13:00 & 14:00-15:00

Young adult workshop - make a willow weaving heritage tension tray, 11:00-13:00

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-16:00

Bug Hunt with National Park Ranger Team - 10:30-15:30

Weorod - Living History group with demonstrations of Anglo-Saxon life and death throughout the day - 10:00-16:00

Flint Knapping demonstrations - 10:30-15:30

Sunday 27th July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Monday 28th July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-15:00 (at the Big Dig HQ at the summit)

Tuesday 29th July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-15:00 (at the Big Dig HQ at the summit)

Wednesday 30th July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30

Children’s workshop - make Roman coins and Saxon brooches, 14:00-15:00 (at the Big Dig HQ at the summit)

Thursday 31st July - Tour (meeting at Highdown Gardens car park) 13:30-14:30