as a lecturer at sheffield university (1976–88) hodges created the roystone grange archaeological trail (1988-87). this teaching exercise, with the peak district national park, was intended as an innovative heritage feature in the national park. a second teaching project focussed upon the montarrenti project (1982–87), with siena university and the province of siena. this was designed as a programme to make a park using the castle with its romanesque to renaissance tower-houses as well as the associated lost village.