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Magnolia Park
2 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.59734, 0.68618
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8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southend RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Southend-on-Sea to Wallasea IslandWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Lincoln Roadpublic footpath · 486 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Windsor Gardenspublic footpath · 80 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: service
Rectory Road to Ironwell Lane PROW 285public footpath · 1.5 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmPath type: footway
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Windsor Gardensbridleway · 108 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mPath type: service
Windsor Gardensbridleway · 63 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mPath type: service
Magnolia Roadbyway open to all traffic · 731 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 731 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
About this urban park
Magnolia Park is a urban park covering 2 hectares.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 82m
✓ 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
9,702 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,702 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds60 species
winterspringautumn
2026Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RuffCalidris pugnax2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026Dark-edged Bee-fly · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,702 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds60 species
winterspringautumn
2026Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RuffCalidris pugnax2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026Dark-edged Bee-fly · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Cream-spot TigerArctia villicaCream-spot TigerArctia villicaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025PeacockAglais io2025PeacockAglais io2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024Events & activities nearby
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