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Central Park

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FamilyPlayWildlife

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

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11 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025; 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; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syritta pipiens, Marmalade Hoverfly +117 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Gunwade TrailWalking route

Named route

Wildflower TrailWalking route

Named route

Ham Mere TrailWalking route

Named route

Bluebell TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

60,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
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
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
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
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +11

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
ScathophagaScathophaga
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025

🌿

Plants23 species

spring

2026

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
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common ChickweedStellaria media
CleaversGalium aparine
DaisyBellis perennis
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
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
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
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
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +11

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
ScathophagaScathophaga
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025

🌿

Plants23 species

spring

2026

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
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common ChickweedStellaria media
CleaversGalium aparine
DaisyBellis perennis
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul Bryan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flower beds in Central Park, Peterborough

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