An archaeological geophysical gradiometer survey was undertaken to investigate the potential for buried archaeological remains ahead of a proposed development at Staythorpe, Nottinghamshire. A total of approximately 11 hectares were surveyed. Much of the survey area is affected by noise from magnetic debris within the topsoil, likely because of the use of green waste to improve the soils. Despite this, anomalies related to former field boundaries have been identified in the results which correspond well with the first edition Ordnance Survey Maps (dating to the final decades of the Nineteenth Century) of the site. This suggests that had strong anomalies associated with substantial archaeological remains have been present, they would have been identified. However, it is possible that weaker or more ephemeral anomalies have been obscured by this noise. A few other linear trends that do not correspond with mapped historic features have also been identified but cannot be more securely interpreted: though these could be of archaeological interest, they may equally relate to more recent agricultural activity. A paleochannel has been identified which curves along the northern boundary of the site and appears to be reflected in the field and road layout, suggesting it might have been an active channel in the more recent past.