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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Peterborough Getting here
52.53469, -0.23967
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Crown Lakes 4m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Crown Lakes 4m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 12
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gunwade Trail Walking route ▾
Wildflower Trail Walking route ▾
Ham Mere Trail Walking route ▾
Bluebell Trail Walking route ▾
185 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dodds Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wellingtonia Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wellingtonia Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Haddon Way bridleway · 258 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 258 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Crown Lakes is a Country Park covering 35 hectares in Peterborough, Eastern England. The park includes lakes and meadows, where visitors can engage in fishing, walking, and birdwatching, with sightings of swans and various waterfowl.
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Wildlife to spot
26,749 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Whitethroat Curruca communis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Rock Dove Columba livia Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus2024 Roe Deer · Badger · Wood Mouse · Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oxystoma pomonae +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025 Wild Teasel · Bristly Oxtongue
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Whitethroat Curruca communis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Rock Dove Columba livia Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus2024 Roe Deer · Badger · Wood Mouse · Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oxystoma pomonae +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2025 Wild Teasel · Bristly Oxtongue
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2024
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Zacladus geranii2024
Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Zacladus geranii2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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