Find a local fieldwork group
The groups listed below are either fieldwork groups affiliated with the Leicestershire Fieldworkers or comprise volunteers from a parent group who have an interest in archaeology. Not all groups have websites or available information, some are more active than others, and there is variation in interests and activities. If you would like to contact a group that does not have a website link please use the Contact Us page of this website and we will do our best to pass your interest and message on.
- Leicestershire Fieldworkers
- Framland Local Archaeology Group (FLAG)
- Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology
- Hallaton Field Work Group
- Harringworth Fieldwork Group
- Hinckley Archaeological Society
- Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club
- Lutterworth Fieldworking & Archaeology Group
- Market Bosworth Society
- Melton Fieldwork Group
- Oadby & Wigston Fieldwork Group
- Rutland Local History & Record Society
- Thurcaston & Rothley Fieldwork Group
- Wreake Valley Fieldwork Group
Framland Local Archaeology Group (FLAG)
- North-east Leicestershire / Croxton Kerrial.
- Involved in fieldwalking and excavation.
- Website: framlandarchaeology.co.uk
Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology
- South Leicestershire, near Market Harborough
- Interested in the archaeology and heritage of the Great Bowden area
- Website: greatbowdenheritage.wixsite.com/site
Hallaton Field Work Group
- South-east Leicestershire
- Involved in fieldwalking, geophysical survey and excavation, with a programme of events and lectures.
- Website: hallatonfwg.co.uk
Harringworth Fieldwork Group
- North Northamptonshire / Leicestershire border
- Involved in fieldwalking, with a programme of events and lectures
- Please contact Alan Clark for more information
- Contact via: info@leicsfieldworkers.co.uk
Hinckley Archaeological Society
- South-west Leicestershire
- Involved in excavation and fieldwalking, with a programme of events and lectures
- Website
Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club (LYAC)
- Leicester
- Archaeology group for 8-16 year olds based at the University of Leicester, part of the Council for British Archaeology’s Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC), involved in fieldwalking, excavation and other activities
- Website: https://leicestershireyac.org/
Lutterworth Fieldworking & Archaeology Group
- South Leicestershire
- Involved in fieldwalking and excavation
- Please contact Michael Southall for more information
- Website
Market Bosworth Society
- West Leicestershire
- Interested in the archaeology and heritage of the Market Bosworth area
- Website: marketbosworthsociety.com
Melton Fieldwork Group
- North-east Leicestershire
- Involved in fieldwalking around Melton Mowbray, with a programme of events and lectures
- Please contact Paul Dickinson for more information
- Contact via: info@leicsfieldworkers.co.uk
Oadby and Wigston Fieldwork Group
- South Leicestershire
- Involved in fieldwalking south of Leicester
- Website: miller-art.org.uk/owfg
Rutland Local History & Record Society
- Rutland
- Involved in fieldwalking, with a programme of events and lectures
- Website: rutlandhistory.org/archaeology
Thurcaston & Rothley Fieldwork Group
- North Leicestershire
- Informal group involved in fieldwalking in their local area
- For more information please contact Robin Matthewman
- Contact via: info@leicsfieldworkers.co.uk
Wreake Valley Fieldwork Group
- North-east Leicestershire
- Involved in fieldwalking in the Wreake Valley and wider area.
- For more information please contact Jan Butler
- Contact via: info@leicsfieldworkers.co.uk