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Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.58270, 0.51048
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 149m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 149m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Jet Ant, Harlequin Ladybird, Large White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Jet Ant, Harlequin Ladybird, Large White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thames Estuary Path Walking route 46.6 km ▾
Named route Length 46.6 km National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 181 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 181 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 934 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 934 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath by Burnt Mills Road, Nevendon
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Wildlife to spot
3,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,019 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo frogs and toads Anura2025 Jet Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Large White · 7-spot Ladybird · St Marks Fly +24
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large White Pieris brassicae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,019 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · frogs and toads
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo frogs and toads Anura2025 Jet Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Large White · 7-spot Ladybird · St Marks Fly +24
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large White Pieris brassicae 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea
Necrobia violacea Necrobia violacea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Tanymecus palliatus Tanymecus palliatus2024
Tanymecus palliatus Tanymecus palliatus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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