Barrenleys Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Basildon Getting here
51.62309, 0.45684
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 on site — 6 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Speckled Bush-cricket +168 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Speckled Bush-cricket +168 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 123 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 123 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 364 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 364 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ramsden Park Road bridleway · 43 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 43 m Path type: service
Show on map Park Lane bridleway · 204 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 204 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Magpie +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Minotaur Beetle +14
Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Acorn Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Magpie +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Minotaur Beetle +14
Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Acorn Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Curculio glandium
Curculio glandium
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
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