Ongoing gravel extraction in the Lugg Valley has funded archaeological exploration that revealed prehistoric remains from the Neolithic through to Medieval times allowing for the reconstruction of past environments, landscape changes, burial practices and farming developments.

A large and thorough survey of the Lugg Valley, its signs of occupation from prehistory onwards, its relics of agricultural practices, its historic buildings, its evolution of landscape over time, and a review of research undertaken with recommendations for future conservation of this important H