New Developments - Nene Park

artist impressions of a big building with a tower on the opposite side of a lake.

Lakeside Activity Centre

Lakeside Activity Centre will offer the people of Peterborough, in particular families and young people, exciting new leisure, and sporting opportunities. We have now submitted revised plans and hope to start construction in early 2027. Read More

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Your Community Greenspace

This five year project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund will complete in 2026 and includes improvements to Park infrastructure, new events and community projects that will respond to the growth of the city and region. Read More

small herd of white sheep in a green grass farming field surrounded by trees

Share Farming Partnership

In 2020, Nene Park Trust set out to transform 500 acres of traditionally farmed land by partnering with a pioneering, nature-friendly farmer. The contract was awarded to brothers Craig and Ryan Baxter, who began managing the land in October 2020. Read More

New wooden and metal bridge over the River Nene at Thorpe Meadows in Peterborough.

New Thorpe Meadows Bridge

The new bridge over the River Nene at Thorpe Meadows was installed at the end of 2023 thanks to a combination of funds from Peterborough City Council, Nene Park Trust and generous donations from Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund and FCC Communities Foundation. Read More

Aerial image of Prestley Wood, Alconbury.

Prestley Country Park

Nene Park Trust is working in partnership with Urban and Civic to develop Prestley Country Park at the Alconbury Weald housing development, near Huntingdon. Read More

A run down farm site with buildings behind a large green meadow

Lynch Farm

Lynch Farm is a hidden gem, a Grade II listed farmhouse and outbuildings on the edge of Ferry Meadows in approximately 7 acres of paddocks and green space. Nene Park Trust is working on a plan to bring the site back into community use. Read More

Front cover image of the Nene Park Trust Investment Prospectus, showing school children planting seeds.

Investing in Impact

In May 2025 we launched our Investing in Impact prospectus which we will hope will help form connections with people and organisations to make a real difference to the lives of people in Peterborough and the region. Read More

Drone view over farming fields with a blue sky

Land at Eye

Back in 2024, Nene Park Trust purchased 552 acres of land at Eye (area to the East of Peterborough) with the purpose of developing a sustainable farming model on the site, with thanks to funding from NEIRF (Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund). Read More