Weldon Woodland Park

A 51.7 hectare site which has undergone a heavy planting programme that will become a haven for wildlife in years to come

Location

Kettering Road, Weldon, NN17 3JG.

Facilities and features

The park includes:

  • grassland walks
  • adult fitness trail
  • BMX track
  • half pipe skateboard unit
  • junior football pitch
  • basketball court
  • 2 children's play areas

About the park

Weldon or should we say the two Weldon’s was for centuries divided into two sections, ‘Great Weldon’ and ‘Little Weldon’, both of which had Norman manor houses.

Weldon stone is a famous buff or honey coloured sedimentary limestone. Famous uses include several buildings within Oxford University. Basil Champneys used Weldon stone for the ashlar walls of his St Albans Quadrangle (1904-7) and The Wardens House (1908) at Merton College. Also, at his Rhodes building at Oriel College (1911).

Volunteering

Would you like to volunteer? Volunteering is an extremely rewarding experience with many social benefits and for dedicated volunteers we are able to provide free training opportunities.

Find out how to get involved in the Corby Woodland Project.

Last updated 03 May 2022