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Burton Road Jubilee Park

8 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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52.97019, -1.07193

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦122+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦122+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Blue Damselfly, Hawthorn Shieldbug +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

The Smew TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shoveler TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kingfisher RouteWalking route

Named route

Mallard RouteWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Fosse 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

50,005 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,005 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

autumnwinter

2026

Teal · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +71

TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2025
Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollisTachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis2025
Rallus aquaticus aquaticusRallus aquaticus aquaticus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2025
Cettia cetti cettiCettia cetti cetti2025
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2025
Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclusEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Mareca strepera streperaMareca strepera strepera2025
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2025
Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceusAcrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus2025
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2025
Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

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Insects27 species

winterautumn

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird · Cartodere bifasciata +22

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

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Plants6 species

autumn

2025

Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Scentless Mayweed · White Dead-nettle · Common Ragwort · Cockspur +1

Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,005 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

autumnwinter

2026

Teal · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +71

TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2025
Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollisTachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis2025
Rallus aquaticus aquaticusRallus aquaticus aquaticus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2025
Cettia cetti cettiCettia cetti cetti2025
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2025
Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclusEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Mareca strepera streperaMareca strepera strepera2025
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2025
Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceusAcrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus2025
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2025
Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects27 species

winterautumn

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird · Cartodere bifasciata +22

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2025

Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Scentless Mayweed · White Dead-nettle · Common Ragwort · Cockspur +1

Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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