To inform a proposed residential development, a scheme of archaeological evaluation trenching was undertaken on land north of Butt Lane, East Bridgeford. Four trenches, each 25m by 2m, were opened up across the footprint of the proposed development, with a single trench in 2 areas, and two trenches targeting a possible palaeochannel in 1 area. The palaeochannel as indicated by a preceding geophysical survey was not physically evidenced, and this anomaly may in fact reflect a ridge of fractured mudstone that was visible on the surface in the vicinity of 2 trenches. The first trench revealed a small, undated ditch towards its northwestern extent, possibly associated with the large, former field boundary identified in the southeastern end of the second trench. The overall results of the evaluation suggest a low level of archaeological activity of late post- medieval or early modern date, and it seems unlikely therefore that development of the area will have any significant impact on archaeological remains.