Alconbury Weald Stories
2 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Alconbury Weald is a vibrant new community in the heart of Huntingdonshire between Cambridge, Peterborough, Bedford, and Northampton.
With a sense of arrival and unique character, Alconbury Weald encompasses high-quality homes, historically respectful layouts, natural landscaping, and inspiring civic buildings.
Alconbury Weald Stories, a new podcast from Urban&Civic, explores the narratives emerging from this special place. From its intriguing history of heritage sites and memories of agriculture to the bright ecological future inspired by its ancient woodlands, Alconbury Weald has already become an exciting place to live, work, and simply be.
For more information, visit http://www.alconbury-weald.co.uk
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Episodes
Weald Origins
November 23, 2020 10:15 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBAlconbury Weald is located on the West Cambridgeshire claylands of the River Great Ouse. A former RAF airfield, this 1,400-acre area will provide 5,000 homes, business space, green spaces, and new schools and facilities. But, as we're about to discover, this place has been inhabited for thousands of years! Join your host, archaeologist and TV presenter Raksha Dave, as we explore the rich and varied Weald Origins. Featuring conversations with Clemency Cooper from Oxford Archaeology,...
Wild Weald
July 23, 2020 15:47 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBAlconbury Weald sits in a strategic location with a fascinating ecological profile, and access to historic wetlands and ancient woodlands. The provision of green space is at the heart of this new community design and 45% of the development won't be built on at all. Join your host, naturalist and TV presenter Mike Dilger, as he explores the Wild Weald in conversation with Rebecca Britton from Urban&Civic and James Patmore from Bradley Murphy Design. Here, nature unfolds in layers - ...