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Earthworks of deserted medieval village

11 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Deserted medieval village · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.50838, -0.32573

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yew, Elm, Hart's-Tongue +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yew, Elm, Hart's-Tongue +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route

Peterborough LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Crown Lake LinkCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

13,502 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,502 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +31

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,502 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +31

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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