Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.58429, -0.23530
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Willow Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Willow Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syritta pipiens, Marmalade Hoverfly +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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▾
Bluebell TrailWalking route▾
178 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
In the centre of Central Park, Peterborough
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
60,364 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
60,364 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +32
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Eristalis pertinax
Red Dead-nettle · Groundsel · Wavy Bitter-cress · Springbeauty · Nipplewort +18
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,364 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +32
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Eristalis pertinax
Red Dead-nettle · Groundsel · Wavy Bitter-cress · Springbeauty · Nipplewort +18
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusIndet. MothflyPsychodidaeIndet. MothflyPsychodidaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaScathophagaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025HollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Events & activities nearby
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