An archaeological evaluation by trial trenching on land off Staythorpe Road, Averham, Nottinghamshire, prior to determination of a planning application for construction of a battery energy storage system. A geophysical survey of the proposed development area suggested limited archaeological interest, mostly revealing agricultural features, ferrous debris and a potential former watercourse. Sixty trenches measuring 50m x 1.8m, as well as four trenches measuring 25m x 1.8m, were excavated within the proposed development area. Several features were encountered, scattered across the two fields, mostly in the form of pits and narrow shallow drainage ditches. Additionally, a small concentration of postholes were uncovered within one trench, forming a linear pattern. Very little dating evidence was uncovered from the features encountered during these works, other than a pottery sherd and a fragment of tile, both dating from the post-medieval period.