Fieldwork might fit in to almost any British unit you study - is there a Stone Age burial, or Iron Age Hill fort nearby to investigate? A Roman villa or Viking settlement? Can place names tell us about the local area?At Key Stage One the area around the school is a fertile topic to investigate - how long has this been here? When was it built? Did my mum shop there? 

At Key Stage 2 visits to local museums can serve the same purpose of learning outside the classroom, keeping up the enquiry approach. Don't forget aerial photographs and old maps as a stimulus to get out and explore the area around the school as a starting point for a local study - it doesn't have to be documents or buildings. Old photographs can be useful too as a start point - go and see the similarities and differences today.  English Heritage's Heritage Explorer website is a good place to try looking for old photographs of your locality.  Don't forget Trade Directories and Census materials as a starting point also. There are plenty of websites offering limited search information from census records free of charge. Read these then go and see - it's a great motivator.

And of course talking to local people, visiting the church or chapel, or similar building nearby can provoke all kinds of learning for young children.

Here are some articles on the HA website that might help you to plan your fieldwork :

• Urban spaces cross-curricular work: History
• Magdalen Road
• Doing local History through the eyes of W. G. Hoskins