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Jubilee Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland393 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome393 ha

Getting here

54.68472, -2.94153

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll, Goldcrest +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll, Goldcrest +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Autumn Gentian, Anomalous Bristle-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +24 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +84 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Trumpet Chanterelle · last seen 2011; Fungi — Trumpet Chanterelle · last seen 2011

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest road through Speaker Gully plantation

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest road through Speaker Gully plantation

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