Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
52.59735, -0.27932
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Forget-me-not, Greater Chickweed, Three-cornered Garlic +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route▾
Wildflower TrailWalking route▾
Ham Mere TrailWalking route▾
Torpel WayWalking route▾
173 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
Dodds CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route
Photos
Bretton Water park, Peterborough
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
20,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,423 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pintail · Pochard · Glossy Ibis +24
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🌿Plants28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Great Forget-me-not · Three-cornered Garlic · Greater Chickweed · Oxford Ragwort · Black Medick +23
- Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,423 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pintail · Pochard · Glossy Ibis +24
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🌿Plants28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Great Forget-me-not · Three-cornered Garlic · Greater Chickweed · Oxford Ragwort · Black Medick +23
- Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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