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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.54723, 0.74446
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Swift +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Swift +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Anthicus antherinus, 7-spot Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Prittle Brook CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
8,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,480 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Carrion Crow +32
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,480 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Carrion Crow +32
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025HoverflySyrphidae2025HoverflySyrphidae2025