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Deserted village (site of) at Weald

6 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.22094, -0.20108

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2010; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2010

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

11 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through the deserted village of Weald

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through the deserted village of Weald

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉LITTLE PAXTON PITSNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Lammas MeadowUrban park5 km→✦CROXTON PARKHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Boundary ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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