Between November 2023 and April 2024 we are making improvements to the Centre Point area of Ferry Meadows to improve the welcome experience for our visitors and upgrade the toilets, signage and seating. Read more
Our proposals for a new activity centre based in the Lakeside area of the Park were approved by Peterborough City Council’s planning committee on 23 March 2021. Find out more about our plans. Read more
Scroll through the projects below to find out more.
To take a look at a summary of some of our work in 2020, please watch our video here.
After 34 years of daily use, the Pontoon Bridge in Ferry Meadows has reached the end of its life. Through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund through Your Community Greenspace project, we are able to replace it with a beautifully designed corten steel bridge in autumn 2023. Read more
We will be replacing the old Thorpe Meadows bridge later this year thanks to generous funding from LCC Communities Foundation, Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund and Peterborough City Council. Read more
Taking place in Ferry Meadows across the weekend of 19th - 21st May, the Peterborough Celebrates Festival is a free to attend, family-orientated festival that will bring communities together and celebrate everything that defines our fantastic city. Read more
Nene Park continues its monthly photography competitions for 2023, encouraging talented local photographers to share their photos taken in the Park. Read more
As part of Your Community Greenspace we have set up some new volunteer roles to help new visitors access the Park, young people get more involved and to help run some of our new projects. Read more
As part of Your Community Greenspace we are keen to make the Park as accessible as possible to children and schools in Peterborough and so have set up 'Mini Rangers' - our School in Residence programme. Read more
Hosting and facilitating events with the multi-cultural communities of Peterborough is a key part of Your Community Greenspace in our aim to make Ferry Meadows an inclusive community hub. Read more
Nene Nursery forms an important part of Your Community Greenspace. Once complete, it will be a volunteer-run horticultural nursery, creating an inclusive, safe and accessible community space Read more
It’s time to get on ya bike! Working in partnership with PECT, with funding from LNER, we are hosting a number of guided cycle rides and offering a cycle skills track on various dates throughout the summer. Read more
We are holding a year of projects and events to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund: Platinum Jubilee Fund. Read more
The Nene Park: Your Community Greenspace project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund is an exciting 5-year project for Nene Park. Read more
Supported with funding from Arts Council England, this project invites communities to explore, engage with and re-imagine the Peterborough Sculpture Collection. Read more
Read more about the plans for capital improvement works as part of Your Community Greenspace project and take part in our survey. Read more
Nene Park launched a new photography competition for 2022. Each month had a different theme, encouraging photographers to search for seasonal nature and wildlife and visit different areas of the Park. Read more
Peterborough Presents is a community-focused arts programme funded by Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme. The programme is hosted by Nene Park Trust. Read more
We want to improve the experience for visitors at Thorpe Meadows. With this in mind we are looking at providing a café with small play area and toilet facilities adjacent to the car park. Read more
Nene Park Trust took over management of the sports pitches at Woodlands, Castor in 2017 and are now planning to expand the sports facilities there for the wider community. Read more
From Park to Plate is a share farming partnership between Nene Park Trust and first generation farmers, brothers Craig and Ryan Baxter. The partnership sees lamb and beef reared on land managed for wildlife, including the Nene Park Rural Estate, where nature and farming go hand in hand. Read more
Fox Play is the newest and largest of our play areas at Ferry Meadows. Construction ran from June - October 2021 and it officially opened to the public on 26 October 2021. Read more
From 19 July - 3 September 2021, children aged 3-12 can enter a drawing competition to build excitement for our new play area, Fox Play, which is currently under construction. Read more
As part of the Nenescape Landcape Partnership Scheme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Nene Park is working with METAL Peterborough and Thames Festival Trust on an exciting international art and education project that connects young people around the globe to their local river. Read more
Nene Park is pleased to be exhibiting a new painting by artist Miranda Creswell at Ferry Meadows Country Park, as part of the Ripple Effect project. Read more