🌱 Urban park

Doggets Park

6 ha

📷 Robert Eva · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.58610, 0.71054

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7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon +88 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon +88 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +14 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Good match

Free

Urban park — family destination

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Roach Valley WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational 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

Doggetts Chasepublic footpath · 1.5 km▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service

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Cycling

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Route 53Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 53Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m▾

Named routeRef 16Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route441 m▾

Named routeRef 16Length 441 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route86 m▾

Named routeRef 16Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Doggets Park is a urban park covering 6 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

7,178 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

7,178 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds91 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail

+86 more species

All 91 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

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Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Seal · Rabbit

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Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Toad · Marsh Frog

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Insects17 species

springsummer

2026

Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Cream-spot Tiger

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Cream-spot TigerArctia villica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,178 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds91 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail

+86 more species

All 91 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

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Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Seal · Rabbit

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Toad · Marsh Frog

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2026

Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Cream-spot Tiger

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Cream-spot TigerArctia villica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Robert Eva · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rochford recreation fields

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Photos

📷 Robert Eva · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rochford recreation fields

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦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

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Parking

Rochford Square · 110m

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Playground

137m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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