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Jubilee Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.74799, -1.24432

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Puccinia circaeae, Hoof Fungus +13 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Puccinia circaeae, Hoof Fungus +13 more · last seen 2026

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Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Elder, Bramble +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Wood Avens, Bluebell +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet, Orange Ladybird, Bird-cherry Ermine +274 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet, Orange Ladybird, Bird-cherry Ermine +274 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
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Ivanhoe WayWalking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Open ground near Jubilee Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Open ground near Jubilee Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park2.2 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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