Within the park there is a brick-built pavilion with changing rooms and storage space, a basketball court, and a children's play area.

The southern woodland area of the park has a different provenance, having formed the western end of the Ministry of Agriculture site that had occupied the grounds of Coley House since the Second World War.

After the ministry site was redeveloped at the beginning of the 21st century, the woodland became isolated and derelict, whilst the remains of the sports ground became run-down and subject to anti-social behaviour.

A project was formed by Reading Borough Council and the Thames Valley Partnership, working with a community steering group of local residents and the Prison Service, to address this.

At the same time they cleared the undergrowth from the wooded areas, and removed the fences that separated it from the public footpath and open space, thus creating a single park.