The Park is a dry heathland dominated by low growing heather interspersed with trees and scattered gorse. It is a valuable habitat for our rarest species of reptiles, insects and birds. Ponds are the homes to unique wild life; many plants occur here from the yellow flag iris growing in the shallows to larger beds of lily pads in the deeper water.  The two lower ponds were excavated to improve the drainage of an area which was previously part of Lightwater  Bog.  A one meter high shrub called Bog Myrtle (a plant unique to acid bogs)  can  be seen on  the far side of the middle pond.

The park has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the variety and types of species found here.