Jubilee Country Park
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Jubilee Country Park is a 62 acre public park in Petts Wood
in the London Borough of Bromley
. It is a Local Nature Reserve
, a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It was purchased by Bromley Council to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, and opened as a park in 1981.
The Park is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and Scadbury Park
. 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.
There is access from Southborough Lane, Blackbrook Lane and Tent Peg Lane.
Petts Wood
-History:The name appeared first in 1577 as "the wood of the Pett family", who were shipbuilders and leased the wood as a source of timbers. William Willett, a campaigner for daylight saving time, lived in nearby Chislehurst for most of his life, and is commemorated by a memorial sundial in the...
in the London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
. It is a Local Nature Reserve
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
, a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It was purchased by Bromley Council to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, and opened as a park in 1981.
The Park is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and Scadbury Park
Scadbury Park
Scadbury Park is a Local Nature Reserve in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park....
. 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
Oenanthe pimpinelloides
Oenanthe pimpinelloides is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name corky-fruited water-dropwort.It is native to Europe, the Middle East, and parts of western Asia and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a...
, while midland hawthorns are abundant in the woodland.
There is access from Southborough Lane, Blackbrook Lane and Tent Peg Lane.