Cropston, Jubilee Park
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Jubilee Park is off Latimer Road, Cropston.
Public open space
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Jubilee Park is a public recreation ground for the community of Thurcaston and Cropston and is situated on elevated ground overlooking the valley of the Rothley Brook.
It occupies an area of 15,810 square metres (3.88 acres). Laid entirely to grass, it has until recently been kept closely mown, but in 2023, the Thurcaston and Cropston Parish Council was awarded a SHIRE Environmental Grant to help enhance the biodiversity of the site. With the help of the groundsman and local volunteers, the Park now has relaxed-mown meadow areas and new native tree and shrub planting, which will support an enhanced range of wildlife going forward. Formal wildlife surveys have been conducted and species identified will be submitted to NatureSpot in order to see how the Park develops over time as the habitats improve.
Until the new habitat creation develops, the main wildlife interest is the native hedge on the park's boundaries. A range of interesting lichens, galls and leafmines have been found here.
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