I presume the terrapins originally came to the park as unwanted pets.
It seems to be fairly common for people to dump them in park ponds etc when they realise they don't stay the small size they were when they bought them.
Same reason that M&S's shelves were half empty recently.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/30/co-op-forced-to-shut-down-part-of-it-system-after-hack-attempt?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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