Pensthorpe Natural Park

The River Wensum, which runs through the site, is a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

[1] Pensthorpe Conservation Trust (PCT) was formed in January 2003.

It is a charitable trust that works closely with Pensthorpe Natural Park to showcase the importance of species and habitat conservation.

The work uncovered finds including a hand axe believed to date from 8000 BC.

[3][4] First broadcast in December 2013, the first episode of the BBC television series Great British Garden Revival was based in the reserve.