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Rainham Dock

48 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

51.37832, 0.61105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 336m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 336m away — 6 car parks within reach

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Shelduck, Black-headed Gull, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Strong match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to Grain; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to Grain

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eupeodes, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026

Cycling

Good match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

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93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾

Named route

Heron TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network

Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route▾

Named route

Main RouteCycling route214 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

50,594 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

50,594 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds79 species

autumn

2026

Shelduck · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Teal · Carrion Crow

+74 more species

All 79 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

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Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Rabbit · Wood Mouse

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Insects11 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug

+6 more species

All 11 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,594 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds79 species

autumn

2026

Shelduck · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Teal · Carrion Crow

+74 more species

All 79 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

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Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Rabbit · Wood Mouse

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug

+6 more species

All 11 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saxon Shore Way between Bloors Wharf & Rainham Docks

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Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Saxon Shore Way between Bloors Wharf & Rainham Docks

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Facilities

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Parking

6 nearby · 336m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🌱The Strand Lido and Leisure ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Capstone Farm Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Rainham ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Parkwood GreenUrban park3.6 km→