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Little Weldon Roman villa

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.49865, -0.63372

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Four-spotted Chaser, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Four-spotted Chaser, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Guelder-rose, Red Clover +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Guelder-rose, Red Clover +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km

Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2026

Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +13

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Guelder-rose · Red Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Goat's-beard

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit +44

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2026

Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +13

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Guelder-rose · Red Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Goat's-beard

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Weldon Woodland ParkUrban park900 m→🌱West Glebe ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦DEENE PARKHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Weldon Woodland ParkUrban park1 km→

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