Crevices in the walls of the old colliery harbour woodland ferns such as Broad Buckler and Male Fern, but woodland flowers are not good colonisers in general. Nevertheless, typical local woodland plants such as Ramsons and Red Campion are still found at Jubilee. Some areas of woodland are kept clear of smothering vegetation to allow these plants to survive, but the thick, tangled cover left in other areas provides an ideal habitat for small birds and mammals.

The steep bank above the old colliery has thin, poor soil. Acid loving plants – Heather, Bilberry and Hard Fern – thrive here and attract different animals than does the woodland below. Kestrels can often be seen hovering overhead, on the lookout for small such as bank voles. It’s a good place for human visitors to rest and watch too, and from which to view the Beal Valley and it’s surroundings.