Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.52139, 0.37808
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
5 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +35 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route315 m▾
Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route118 m▾
Named routeLength 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
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
3,235 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,235 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds59 species
springsummerwinter
2025Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kestrel · Blackbird
+54 more speciesHide species list
All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2022
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2023
- CorvidCorvidae2022
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor comminutus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large White · Red Admiral
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,235 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds59 species
springsummerwinter
2025Cetti's Warbler · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kestrel · Blackbird
+54 more speciesHide species list
All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2022
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2023
- CorvidCorvidae2022
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor comminutus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Large White · Red Admiral
+33 more speciesHide species list
All 38 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae2024
Aglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEssex SkipperThymelicus lineola2023Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaAgrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens2024Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2020Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2020Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020Events & activities nearby
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