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Jubilee Plantation

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.89766, -1.00574

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Garganey, Wigeon, Barn Owl +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Garganey, Wigeon, Barn Owl +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Jorvic Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

Minster WayWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 65Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route72 m

Named routeLength 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route101 m

Named routeLength 101 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

8,672 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,672 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Peregrine · Little Egret · Barn Owl · Grey Heron +53

WigeonMareca penelope
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common TernSterna hirundo
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TealAnas crecca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PintailAnas acuta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects20 species

summerautumn

2025

Small White · Green-veined White · Common Blue · Gatekeeper · 7-spot Ladybird +15

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
SyrphusSyrphus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
PeacockAglais io2024

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Plants3 species

winterspring

2025

Raspberry · Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Dryopteris borreri

RaspberryRubus idaeus
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,672 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Peregrine · Little Egret · Barn Owl · Grey Heron +53

WigeonMareca penelope
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common TernSterna hirundo
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
TealAnas crecca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PintailAnas acuta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects20 species

summerautumn

2025

Small White · Green-veined White · Common Blue · Gatekeeper · 7-spot Ladybird +15

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
SyrphusSyrphus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
PeacockAglais io2024

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2025

Raspberry · Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Dryopteris borreri

RaspberryRubus idaeus
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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