Created in 1772, the Lake has diverse native and introduced vegetation and is famous for the native Crucian Carp population.
With around 200 species of conifers, The Pinetum is a paradise for conifer lovers.
Hook's Grove is a semi-natural woodland with rich ground flora maintained as a hazel coppice
Rough Hills is a series of species-rich neutral grasslands managed with a diverse mowing regime
Sailors Grove is the largest of the woodland areas made of trees of different species and ages including some veteran trees valuable for bats and woodpeckers
A collection of Crab apples planted when Bayfordbury was owned by John Innes Institute provides habitat for invertebrates (including pollinators), birds and a range of epiphytic mosses and lichens.