All groundworks within the watching brief areas were undertaken under archaeological supervision. Deposits of topsoil and non-significant overburden were removed to the top of the archaeological deposits or natural, whichever was encountered first. All excavation was undertaken by a mechanical digger using a toothless grading bucket, with the exception of a small area close to the brook which was stripped using a tracked grader. Thereafter all cleaning and excavation was conducted by hand. Spoil tips were scanned for finds. No archaeological features, with the exception of evidence for medieval agriculture in the form of furrow bases and drainage channels, were identified during the course of the watching brief.