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Deserted village of Boughton, NW of Manor Farm

13 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.26851, -0.24484

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Cormorant
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Cormorant, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Cormorant, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HDC 10Cycling route▾
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Route HDC 8Cycling route▾
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Route HDC 9iCycling route▾
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NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route HDC 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Track to Boughton

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Boughton

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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