Great Berry Open Space
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.56474, 0.40512
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Blackcap, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +87 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km▾
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Mollys Drivepublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Great Berry Farm Chasepublic footpath · 79 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Second Avenuepublic footpath · 411 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 411 mPath type: footway
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route934 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Egerton Drivebridleway · 442 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 442 mPath type: bridleway
Fourth Avenuebridleway · 663 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 663 mPath type: bridleway
Glenwood Gardensbridleway · 175 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 175 mPath type: bridleway
Mollys Drivebridleway · 145 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 145 mPath type: bridleway
First Avenuebridleway · 412 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 412 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
19 photos from nearby open sources
Denehurst Gardens, Great Berry, Laindon
Photos
Denehurst Gardens, Great Berry, Laindon
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 178m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
26,535 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,535 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds42 species
springsummerwinter
2026Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Blue
+85 more speciesHide species list
All 90 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
- Small WhitePieris rapae2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Common Ragwort · Yellow-rattle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Knapweed · Meadow Vetchling
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,535 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds42 species
springsummerwinter
2026Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Blue
+85 more speciesHide species list
All 90 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
- Small WhitePieris rapae2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Common Ragwort · Yellow-rattle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Knapweed · Meadow Vetchling
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ringlet
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2025PeacockAglais io2025PeacockAglais io2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2025Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Brown ArgusAricia agestis2025Brown ArgusAricia agestis2025WallLasiommata megera2025WallLasiommata megera2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Liorhyssus hyalinusLiorhyssus hyalinus2025Liorhyssus hyalinusLiorhyssus hyalinus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2025Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2025Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2025Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2025White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2025White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2025Batracomorphus allioniiBatracomorphus allionii2025Batracomorphus allioniiBatracomorphus allionii2025White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2025White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Bruchidius imbricornisBruchidius imbricornis2025Bruchidius imbricornisBruchidius imbricornis2025Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2025Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Chaetorellia jaceaeChaetorellia jaceae2025Chaetorellia jaceaeChaetorellia jaceae2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2025Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2025Charagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhalii2025Charagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhaliiCharagochilus (Charagochilus) gyllenhalii2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatus2025Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2025Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2025Shiny-vented Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys inermis2025Shiny-vented Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys inermis2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Aphanisticus pusillusAphanisticus pusillus2025Aphanisticus pusillusAphanisticus pusillus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2025Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2025Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGoat's-rueGalega officinalisGoat's-rueGalega officinalisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaThistleCirsiumThistleCirsiumGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareEvents & activities nearby
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