An archaeological watching brief was carried out by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) on land at Ash Farm, Cockett Lane, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire (SK 64023 57227) during the stripping of the site prior to the development of the site for new housing. The site was formerly pasture fields to the north-west of the village centre of Farnsfield and to the west of Cockett Lane. The Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record (HER) shows that the application site lies in an area of archaeological interest, including features of prehistoric and Roman date. The southern part of the site had been stripped and tracked upon before any archaeological supervision could be undertaken. An examination of the tracked areas revealed no obvious archaeological features. The central and northern parts of the site were stripped under archaeological supervision, but no archaeological features were observed. No artefacts were retrieved during the examination of the spoil heaps.