​​​Upcoming Events: 'The Wildlife of the Walls' Monday 15th September 2025.

A talk by Stuart Moore

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Stuart Moore’s presentation will look at the range of species present on and around Sutton Walls hillfort. Stuart is a resident of Sutton St. Nicholas and has been undertaking monitoring and surveys of the flora and fauna of Sutton Walls over the past 5 years, including bat and moth surveys.

7:00pm for 7.30pm. Sutton St Nicholas Village Hall.

Full details to be confirmed.

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Chris Thomas 1949 -2025

 

Chris was a Trustee of Sutton Walls Conservation

Group and created this website. He was also responsible

for producing our displays and exhibitions and the

information boards situated on Sutton Walls. Most of the

photographs in the exhibition are Chris’ work.

His patience, kindness and calming presence will be

remembered by everyone. His skills and enthusiasm for

Sutton Walls, and his talent for photography were an

asset to the group.

 

We will all miss him.

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​Recent Events:                Hereford Histories Week - May 2025

Sutton Walls Guided Walks and Sutton History Displays

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Thank you to everyone who supported our event on May 11th for Hereford Histories Week.  This festival was organised to highlight the extraordinary history of Herefordshire and its hidden gems.  Sutton Walls is one of the most significant Iron Age hillforts in the country but has long been on the Historic England ‘Heritage At Risk Register’.  It was a wonderful opportunity to bring the story of the hillfort, with 500 years of occupations from the Iron Age to the Roman period and beyond, to the attention of a wider audience.

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Members of the Sutton Walls Conservation Group worked hard to clear the public footpaths in readiness for this county wide event and to open up viewing points for the guided walks highlighting the history, ecology and work of the Sutton Walls Conservation Group. We were delighted to take forty people around Sutton Walls on walks in the morning and afternoon – these included locals and others from across the county as well as one visitor from Boston, USA. 

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There were displays about the history of Sutton Walls at Sutton Village Hall. The displays and most of the wonderful photographs in the exhibition were the work of Sutton resident Chris Thomas, who was a trustee of the Sutton Walls Conservation, and sadly died in March.  Chris was also responsible for the information boards situated on Sutton Walls and for this website.  His skills and enthusiasm for Sutton Walls, and his talent for photography were a huge asset to the group. He will be greatly missed.

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The Sutton Environment and History Group displayed a wide range of interesting documents about the history of the village and the brave parishioners who gave their lives in the Second World War. 

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Thank you to everyone who made donations towards the work of the Sutton Walls Conservation Group.  We raised £234.

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Historical Walking Trail.

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Sutton Walls Conservation Group have launched an exciting new heritage walking trail map that transports you back in time to explore life on Sutton Walls in the Iron Age and Roman periods as well in the time of Ethelbert and Offa.

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Please note the footpath is uneven, steep in parts and can be quite muddy. You will need sturdy footware.

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You can buy a trail map and walk at your leisure. The map is on sale at the Golden Cross pub in the centre of Sutton St Nicholas, or you may print your own lower quality image using the pdf icons next to the following images.