Jubilee Country Park

Jubilee Country Park is a 62-acre (25 ha) public park in Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve[1][2] and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.[3] It was purchased by Bromley Council to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, and opened as a park in 1981.[4]

Grassland in Jubilee Country Park

Path in Jubilee Country Park

The park is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and Scadbury Park.[5] The London Loop goes through it.

The park consists of extensive areas of grassland and ancient woodland. The grassland has a large population of the rare corkyfruit water dropwort, while midland hawthorns are abundant in the woodland.[3] There is access from Southborough Lane, Blackbrook Lane and Tent Peg Lane.[6]

References

1. "Jubilee Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
2. "Map of Jubilee Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
3. "Jubilee Country Park". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
4. Information about Jubilee Country Park, Friends of Jubilee Country Park Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Scadbury Park Local Nature Reserve, London Borough of Bromley". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
6. Visiting Jubilee Country Park, Friends of Jubilee Park Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Friends of Jubilee Park
• Jubilee Country Park Local Nature Reserve, London Borough of Bromley