More land at Stonehenge is being protected by the National Trust

In this video, archaeologist Dr Nick Snashall explains how two further pieces of land in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site have been saved by the National Trust. The additional land now in our care contains a number of internationally significant archaeological sites - including part of the Stonehenge Avenue, a Bronze Age processional way leading from the River Avon to the stone circle.
The sites were on the Heritage At Risk register, but our acquisition means they are now protected from damage caused by modern farming techniques and Historic England has confirmed the sites have now been removed from the Register. The two pieces of land in Wiltshire are being restored to chalk grassland. The Trust cares for over 2,000 acres of the landscape surrounding the Stonehenge monument and, over the last twenty years, has carried out one of the largest grassland reversion programmes in Europe. As a result, it is now home to brown hares, skylarks and Adonis blue butterflies, as well as wildflowers such as sainfoin, cowslip and prickly poppy. Protecting these important habitats for future generations is a priority for the Trust.
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