Protected areas
Research 11 protected areas within weekend reach of Peterborough, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Peterborough. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Peterborough. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Peterborough, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Woodston Ponds is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Woodston Ponds, about 2 km (1 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Stanground Wash is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stanground Wash, about 2 km (1 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Stanground Newt Ponds is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stanground Newt Ponds, about 3 km (2 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Thorpe Wood is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Thorpe Wood, about 3 km (2 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lattersey is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lattersey, about 9 km (6 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Tony Bennett / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Holme Fen is a national nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Holme Fen, about 10 km (6 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Wehha / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Southorpe Paddock is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Southorpe Paddock, about 11 km (7 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Southorpe Meadow is a nature reserve reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Southorpe Meadow, about 12 km (7 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Raveley Wood is a woodland reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Raveley Wood, about 18 km (11 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Monks Wood is a woodland reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Monks Wood, about 19 km (12 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Shaun Ferguson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brampton Wood is a woodland reachable from Peterborough as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Brampton Wood, about 29 km (18 mi) from Peterborough
Image credit: Image: Shaun Ferguson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0