This archaeological assessment informs proposals for woodland planting on seven distinct and widely separated parcels of land on the Healey Farm Estate, near Riding Mill in southern Northumberland. The programme of assessment was required by the Northumberland Assistant County Archaeologist in order to assess and, if necessary, mitigate harm to the most significant and sensitive archaeological remains within the area(s) proposed for forestry. These remains comprised areas of surviving ridge and furrow in fields to the south and west of Eastwood House, further ridge and furrow in a field in Helister's Wood, on the south side of Ridingmill Burn, west of Broomhaugh, plus the site of Balehill Quarry, which features on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey. The archaeological assessment focussed on: Plotting the extent and character of archaeological earthworks across the site (particularly, but not limited to ridge and furrow earthworks) utilising available LIDAR data and aerial photographs; an assessment of the approximate age and significance of the identified archaeological earthworks, an assessment of the approximate age and significance of the quarry site at Balehill. To facilitate implementation of the objectives listed above, relevant HER data and historic maps were consulted and a site visit was undertaken to examine, verify and photographically record the visible archaeological remains. The results of this exercise helped to identify constraints and opportunities for forestry development and potentially inform the detail of a final proposed Forest Plan. This report resulting from the survey and assessment work contains the following: A descriptive list of the sources of information utilised in the preparation of the archaeological assessment (Section 3); a catalogue of known heritage sites and assets (Section 4), based primarily on Northumberland HER data, and a discussion of the cultural heritage background of the surrounding area (Section 5), which additionally draws on the Northumberland County History and historic maps data. The catalogue is accompanied by a site location map. Copies of historic maps plus interpretative maps outlining the historic development of the wider area are also included; plots of the layout of the extant ridge and furrow earthworks in the relevant planting areas, based on available LIDAR and aerial photographic resources, with a description of their form and patterning, plus analysis of their likely dating (Section 6); recomm...