Ferry Meadows Country Park
Ferry Meadows Country Park
Ferry Meadows in Nene Park in Peterborough is a country park with a mix of habitats including lakes, grassland and woodland. It is also home to many different species of wildlife. The park is a popular destination for walking, cycling, fishing and bird watching.
The park was created in the 1970s from an old gravel pit that had been used for extracting sand and gravel. The site was then landscaped and transformed into a country park. Today, the park covers an area of approximately 1,000 hectares.
Ferry Meadows is a great place to enjoy the outdoors and get some fresh air. There are many different walks and cycle routes to explore, as well as a number of fishing lakes. The park is also home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, otters, waterfowl and a variety of birds.
Created: 4 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ferry Meadows Country Park Information
Ferry Meadows Country Park Address
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Ln, Peterborough
PE2 5UU
Website: http://www.nenepark.org.uk/ferry-meadows
Get directionsLocal History around Ferry Meadows Country Park
There are some historic monuments around including:
Longthorpe village crossOld Customs HouseLongthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's ChurchTouthill and site of castle baileyHorsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldworkFletton churchyard crossBowl barrow immediately south of Long Meadow FarmSite of the Norman Cross Depot for Prisoners of WarLongthorpe Roman fort and settlementSettlement areas SW of Orton LonguevilleBowl barrow 130m south west of Gaylands, Milking NookLynch Farm complexSettlement SE of Orton WatervilleRoman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford HouseSection of the Car Dyke between Whitepost Road and Fen BridgeBowl barrow 500m south of Bunting's FarmRound barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden LeaRomano-British settlement SE of Orton LonguevilleStanground churchyard crossThree bowl barrows 390m north west of The FirsThree bowl barrows and a ring ditch 590m and 500m north west of The Four WindsPeterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary ArcadeA 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.Wildlife in and around Ferry Meadows Country Park
Ferry Meadows Country Park Birds
There are 109 species of birds recorded as found near Ferry Meadows Country Park.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
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