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Jubilee Gardens

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📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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50.74877, -1.98983

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 304m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 304m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route

Named route

Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km

Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route

Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km

Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route

Poole Coast PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cordite WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

151 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route

Named routeRef C3Local cycle route

Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route

Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route

C7Cycling route

Named routeRef C7Local cycle route

Turbary LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Parkstone QuietwayCycling route

Named routeRef C6Local cycle route

Bearwood RouteCycling route

Named routeRef C8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

78,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

78,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winterspring

2026

Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Robin · Teal · Great Tit +15

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Yellow-bellied Slider

Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans +16

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
SyrphusSyrphus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
EupeodesEupeodes
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Dock BugCoreus marginatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

78,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winterspring

2026

Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Robin · Teal · Great Tit +15

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Yellow-bellied Slider

Yellow-bellied SliderTrachemys scripta subsp. scripta

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans +16

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
SyrphusSyrphus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
EupeodesEupeodes
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Dock BugCoreus marginatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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