Jubilee Playing Field
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.85936, -2.24851
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 71m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 71m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
12,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,760 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Pheasant · Swallow · Goldfinch · Moorhen +25
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Rhingia campestris +7
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · White Clover +59
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,760 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Pheasant · Swallow · Goldfinch · Moorhen +25
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Rhingia campestris +7
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Sycamore · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · White Clover +59
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumLily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalisLily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineum