Rufford Abbey Country Park is located approximately 1.6 miles to the south of Ollerton village in the parish of Rufford, and formerly in the Liberty of Rufford. The works took place at intervals starting in autumn 2009 and continuing through the spring and summer of 2010. For each element of work decisions were made as to whether to supervise works continually or intermittently, and where supervision was undertaken intermittently the site staff were given contact details to inform the archaeologists of any unusual features or finds uncovered in their absence. No archaeological features were identified. Across all areas of work only topsoil was encountered; a brown sandy humic soil with occasional small pebbles and occasional fragments of tile, brick and other ceramic material.