Nature reserves, parks & green spaces in Peterborough

Burghley Park

Urban park· 804 ha

BURGHLEY HOUSE

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Historic· 563 ha

MILTON HALL

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Historic· 355 ha

Thorpe Meadows

Urban park· 318 ha

Ferry Meadows

Urban park· 283 ha

NENE PARK

Nene Park is a 204-hectare Country Park based in Peterborough, Eastern England. The park includes lakes, woodlands, and meadows, offering habitats for wildlife including waterfowl and otters, along with facilities for cycling, walking, and picnicking.

Country park· 204 ha

Lower Forty Acres

Broadleaved· 197 ha

Orton Meadows

Urban park· 174 ha

Thorpe Park

Urban park· 173 ha

Orton Meadows Golf Course

18 hole Par 67 & 12 hole Pitch & Putt

Golf course· 163 ha

Settlement site E of Uffington and Barnack Station

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 146 ha

Castor Hanglands

Broadleaved· 142 ha

Peterborough Milton

Golf course· 126 ha

Thorpe Wood Golf Course

Golf course· 102 ha

Thorney Lakes Golf Course

Golf course· 90 ha

Bretton Park

Urban park· 62 ha

Crown Lakes

Urban park· 62 ha

The Oaks

Broadleaved· 61 ha

New Close Wood

Conifer· 57 ha

A Bronze Age post alignment and timber platform at Flag Fen and associated Bronze Age and later field systems and settlement to either side of the Northey Road

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 52 ha

Walcot Hall

Urban park· 47 ha

Spring Wood - Broadleaved woodland

Broadleaved· 46 ha

Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 44 ha

Lynch Farm complex

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 43 ha

Roman site in Normangate Field

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 41 ha

DOGSTHORPE STAR PIT

Dogsthorpe Star Pit is a 37-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Peterborough, Eastern England. This former quarry site consists of grasslands and wetlands, providing habitats for diverse wildlife and areas for walking and exploring.

Nature reserve· 37 ha

CROWN LAKES

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.

Country park· 35 ha

THORPE HALL

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Historic· 32 ha

Crow Spinney

Broadleaved· 31 ha

Embankment

Urban park· 30 ha

Werrington Meadow

Urban park· 29 ha

Section of the Car Dyke between Whitepost Road and Fen Bridge

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 28 ha

Werrington Meadow

Urban park· 28 ha

Jones's Covert

Broadleaved· 26 ha

Grindlepits Spinney - Woodland plantation

Plantation· 26 ha

Woodston Reach

Urban park· 26 ha

Crow Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

Broadleaved· 23 ha

Serpentine Lake

Urban park· 23 ha

Sutton Wood

Broadleaved· 22 ha

Hilly Wood

Broadleaved· 22 ha

Thorney Golf Centre

Golf course· 22 ha

Longthorpe

Historic· 21 ha

Simon's Wood

Broadleaved· 21 ha

Robin's Wood

Urban park· 20 ha

Mucklands Wood

Broadleaved· 20 ha

Sutton Heath, Romano-British site

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 19 ha

Stanground Wash Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery

Scheduled Monument

Historic· 18 ha

Hampton Hargate Playing Fields

Urban park· 18 ha

GRIMESHAW WOOD

Grimeshaw Wood is a Local Nature Reserve spanning 17 hectares in Peterborough, Eastern England. The woodland area is rich in biodiversity, offering habitats for deer and various bird species, along with marked paths for visitors to explore.

Nature reserve· 17 ha

Crickety Park

Broadleaved· 16 ha