Archaeology: in the field

Pinkery Canal on Exmoor: a story of Victorian hubris and climate change

Archaeology: in the field

Show Notes

What can you learn about climate change from an abandoned Victorian canal? We meet the Exmoor National Park archaeology and heritage team on site to discover what their dig has revealed about an ambitious attempt to tame Exmoor - and how their findings are helping shape the National Park's approach to climate change and habitat destruction.