A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.55768, 0.72497
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Red Admiral, Holly Blue +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 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
25 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
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,618 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,618 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Swift · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Firebug · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +22
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,618 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Swift · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Firebug · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +22
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea2022
Myathropa florea2022
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025HoverflySyrphidae2025HoverflySyrphidae2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2023Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2022Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022